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SheetWY-EVANSTON-WY · Evanston, WY 11,803 pop · income 58th pct · 6 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Evanston
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Evanston on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Smithfield · lowest
37,827
Smithfield · lowest
37,827 median HH income
27.9% of the leader · rank #1
San Miguel CD… · near
76,563
San Miguel CD… · near
76,563 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #2
Lennon · near
76,563
Lennon · near
76,563 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #3
Rockville · near
76,563
Rockville · near
76,563 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #4
Evanston · this city
76,569
Evanston · this city
76,569 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #5
San Leon · near
76,573
San Leon · near
76,573 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #6
Richfield · highest
135,774
Richfield · highest
135,774 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Evanston on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 11,803.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Evanston - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Evanston lands in the 58th percentile for household income and the 32nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
58th
percentile, household income
52nd
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
32nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Evanston, WY
Wyoming's Evanston is a small town, with 11,803 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Evanston report a median income of $76,569 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 2.5%. Evanston's housing stock carries a median value of $236,400, and the median resident age is 35.9 years. 19.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 64.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 5 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 58% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2021.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 42.0°F with 12.1 inches of precipitation per year.
Living costs in Wyoming run below the national norm: the state registers 92.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,044 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Wyoming's average monthly utility costs around $180 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 37.9 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Evanston's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to population change to comparison shortlist to reported crime to within-city variation to climate and hazard context to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Evanston, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Evanston?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 19.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Is Evanston growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -73 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 5 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Which cities make useful reference points for Evanston?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Wyoming, the closest population matches are Green River (11,679 residents, $85,399 income); Riverton (10,803 residents, $56,280 income); Jackson (10,746 residents, $112,609 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Salem, OH (11,805 residents); Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN (11,805 residents); Vermillion, SD (11,800 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Evanston?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2021.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 11% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
2021.5
Violent rate
389.1
Property rate
1632.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 42.0°F, with 12.1 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Wyoming is 37.9 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
37.9
Annual precipitation
12.1 in
Mean temperature
42.0°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Evanston?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
78.7%
Work from home
4.3%
Public transit
0.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 5,691 workers age 16+.
How far does income reach against housing in Evanston?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.1×
Home value
$236,400
Household income
$76,569
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living B+
92.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C
$76,569
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
19.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
389 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Evanston profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 82/100 (A-) · 2.5%
Cost of living: 75/100 (B+) · 92.7 index
Household income: 56/100 (C) · $76,569
Bachelor's+ share: 34/100 (F) · 19.9%
Violent crime: 23/100 (F) · 389 /100k
Where Evanston sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Evanston's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Evanston highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Evanston, WY (this city): home $236,400, crime 2,022/100k
Salem, OH : home $117,400, crime 1,595/100k
Vermillion, SD : home $210,200, crime 1,346/100k
Irmo, SC : home $193,100, crime 1,807/100k
Smithfield, NC : home $217,000, crime 4,054/100k
Green River, WY : home $255,600, crime 851/100k
Riverton, WY : home $204,900, crime 4,689/100k
Jackson, WY : home $1,228,700, crime 793/100k
Cody, WY : home $357,300, crime 932/100k
How does Evanston compare to other US cities?
Here's how Evanston stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income58% higher than other cities
Home value52% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety32% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Wyoming alone, Evanston ranks #21 of 24 Wyoming cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Evanston against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wyoming only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wyoming-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Evanston near the bottom of Wyoming's cities
Among the 150 Wyoming cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Evanston ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Evanston only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#57 of 135
58th percentile in Wyoming
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 150
0th percentile in Wyoming
Median Home Value
#62 of 128
51st percentile in Wyoming
Poverty Rate
#96 of 149
36th percentile in Wyoming
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#80 of 150
47th percentile in Wyoming
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Wyoming only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
58th percentile nationally for median household income · 32nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Evanston's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Evanston's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Evanston's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$236,40048th percentilemore affordable than 48% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Evanston's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,134 of 15,516
More affordable than 54% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,029 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.1×, Evanston sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,134 of 15,516 and #1,029 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$76,569Evanston, WY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Evanston, WY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Evanston, WY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
11,803
Median Income
$76,569
Median Home Value
$236,400
Median Age
35.9
Poverty Rate
2.5%
Labor force participation
64.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
19.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2021.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
389.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1632.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
42.0°F
Annual Precipitation
12.1"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Evanston's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
11,778 residents
2021
11,877 residents
2022
11,862 residents
2023
11,791 residents
2024
11,704 residents
2025
11,705 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
5
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
12
12
0
$2.9M
2020
8
8
0
$2.2M
2021
12
12
0
$3.3M
2022
10
10
0
$2.7M
2023
7
7
0
$1.9M
2024
5
1
4
$0.9M
Permit volume decreased 58% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.7%
Carpool
12.6%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
3.4%
Work from Home
4.3%
Other
0.6%
Based on 5,691 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Wyoming statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $180
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Wyoming at $180 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Wyoming statewide averages, not a meter reading for Evanston. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Wyoming's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.7 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Evanston is $1,044/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Wyoming statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 37.9 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Wyoming statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Evanston sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Evanston compares to similar-size Wyoming cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.