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Evanston, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Evanston, IL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 79,009. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EVANSTON-IL · Evanston, IL 3 ZIPs · 79,009 pop · #2203/25278 · Cook County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $119,919
  • RANK-TOP #2203/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Arlington Height
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 79,009
  • SPREAD-WIDE 60201→60203
  • HOME-HIGH $485,567

Nearest income peer: Arlington Heights, IL ( $5,558 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Evanston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Evanston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Evanston, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
79,009
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$119,919
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $119,919 and home value $485,567 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 72.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Evanston as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Towanda is the closest lower-income city and Aviston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Evanston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Evanston differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Evanston. ZIP 60201 reports $90,545 in median household income, while ZIP 60203 reports $170,224. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.9×

60201 to 60203

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

60202 to 60201

Poverty-rate spread
11 points

60203 to 60201

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 60201 skews compact Evanston

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 60201 covers about 55% of Evanston's 79,009 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Evanston

Citywide ZBP: 2,191 establishments, 33,196 employees , annual payroll $2,499,641k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60201 (1,383 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (421) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Evanston, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Evanston. See the Cook County roll-up →

No other city sharing Cook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Evanston. Chicago, Des Plaines and Cicero sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Chicago Heights marks the far end of that range at $62,073, 48% below Evanston.

Side-by-side: Compare 60201 vs 60202 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60201 43,125 $90,545 1,383 3,525
60202 31,361 $98,989 731 3,963
60203 4,523 $170,224 77 2,561
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Evanston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Evanston, .