Evanston is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 75,544 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 real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Evanston house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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 22.77% 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.

Not only is Evanston a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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. 69.31% 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 $63,888, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,552 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 11.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Evanston include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

Evanston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.27%.

The most common language spoken in Evanston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.