Evanston, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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79%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Evanston	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$80,399	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$124,314	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$189,769	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,359	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,415	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,533	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Evanston is 79% higher than the national average
The median household income in Evanston is 53% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Evanston is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Evanston is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$82,867 $124,314 $248,628

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Evanston median earnings by income bracket

Evanston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.5%	3.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	8.2%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%	13.3%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	26.0%	26.0%
Other	34.7%	34.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Winnetka, IL	12,825	$376,531	362.9%
Kenilworth, IL	2,429	$355,721	337.4%
Riverwoods, IL	3,636	$342,690	321.3%
Golf, IL	533	$294,820	262.5%
Glencoe, IL	9,140	$286,636	252.4%
Evanston, IL	75,477	$124,314	52.8%

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Bismarck, ND	75,566	$102,112	25.5%
South Jordan, UT	75,278	$158,076	94.4%
Apple Valley, CA	75,217	$83,370	2.5%
Lafayette, IN	75,191	$69,648	14.4%
Evanston, IL	75,477	$124,314	52.8%

Source: The Evanston, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.