Evanston

Population & Demographics

Evanston, WY

Evanston is home to 11,800 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 5,543 resident workers commute each day.

WyomingCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
11,800
people
Population

11,800 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Evanston population & demographics

Who lives in Evanston — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
11,800
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$76,516
Median home value
$280,900
Median gross rent
$805/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.4%
Poverty rate
8.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Evanston

How Evanston breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White81.7%
Hispanic or Latino14.3%
Two or more races3.2%
Black0.6%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Evanston

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Evanston.

Evanston at a glance
Employed Residents
5,543
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
41.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
63.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Rock Springs
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Evanston proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Evanston commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

83 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Evanston

5,543 commutes, one dot at a time

Evanston

Where 5,543 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Evanston, by worker count.

1Evanston0.0 mi3,539
2Rock Springs93.0 mi169
3Lyman35.2 mi85
4Kemmerer42.5 mi58
5Cheyenne321.5 mi54
6Jackson152.9 mi51
7Casper262.3 mi51
8Riverton179.7 mi37

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Evanston.

1Evanston0.0 mi3,539
2Rock Springs93.0 mi172
3Bear River8.9 mi142
4Green River79.9 mi84
5Cheyenne321.5 mi66
6Lyman35.2 mi61
7Casper262.3 mi39
8Laramie280.0 mi37

Top industries

The sectors that employ Evanston’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.3%
RTRetail Trade16.4%
PAPublic Administration10.9%
EDEducational Services10.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
COConstruction6.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.8%
WSWholesale Trade2.5%
Connectivity

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