Evanston is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 74,239 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Evanston is the 15th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Evanston was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Evanston is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Evanston is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Evanston who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.28%), management occupations (13.15%), and teaching (11.72%).

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.

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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Evanston, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Evanston provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

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.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Evanston is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Evanston Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Evanston, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Evanston is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 62.36% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Evanston in 2000 was $33,645, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,580 for a family of four.

Evanston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Evanston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Evanston is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Evanston include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, Russian, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Evanston's cultural character, accounting for 15.42% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Evanston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.