Evanston, Illinois


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Evanston
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Population 2000:74,239
Population 2002:73,421
Area codes:847 224
Elevation:600 feet
Foreign born:15.4% (6.3% Latin America, 4.4% Asia, 3.7% Europe)
Land area:7.7 square miles
County:Cook
Industries:Educational,health and social services (32.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.9%).
Population growth:-818 (-1.10%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:62.6%
Black:22.5%
Hispanic:6.1%
Two or more races:3.0%
Other race:2.9%
Chinese:1.9%
Asian Indian:1.5%
Korean:0.9%
Japanese:0.6%
Filipino:0.6%
American Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:45.7%
Never married:39.2%
Divorced:8.2%
Widowed:5.4%
Separated:1.4%
Median
House value:$290,800
Household income:$56,335
Resident age:32.5 years
Evanston Compared to Illinois State Average
House age:much above
Number of college students:above
Median house value:much above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median household income:above
Education
High school or higher:91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher:62.4%
Graduate or professional degree:33.2%
Unemployed:7.0%
Crime Statistics
2002 burglaries:925 (1246.0 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:365.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 auto thefts:215 (289.6 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:145 (195.3 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:113 (152.2 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:10 (13.5 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:3,008 (4051.8 per 100,000)
2002 murders:2 (2.7 per 100,000)
Ancestries
German:16.2%
Irish:12.5%
English:9.0%
Polish:5.6%
West Indian:4.6%
Italian:4.2%
 

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Evanston, Illinois ZIP Codes: 60201 60202 60203