Evanston is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 76,006 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Evanston is the 14th largest community in Illinois. Evanston has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Evanston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Evanston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Evanston is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Evanston is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Evanston who work in management occupations (14.87%), teaching (13.22%), and sales jobs (7.71%). Also of interest is that Evanston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Evanston is also a city of artists. Evanston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Evanston’s character. A relatively large number of people in Evanston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 28.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Evanston is a college town. There are a lot of students in Evanston attending college, and as a result Evanston provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. For the size of the city, public transportation in Evanston is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Evanston, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Evanston. 69.48% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Evanston in 2022 was $66,712, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $266,848 for a family of four. However, Evanston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Evanston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Evanston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evanston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Evanston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Evanston include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Evanston's cultural character, accounting for 16.17% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Evanston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
