Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in South Evanston, Evanston, IL

The map below shows majority race by area in South Evanston, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on South Evanston racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

South Evanston, Evanston, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in South Evanston overall is white, making up 65.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 9.7%. There are more white people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southeast places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in South Evanston

 
Self-Identified Race
South Evanston, Evanston, IL Population
White
65.3%
Hispanic
9.2%
Black
9.4%
Asian
9.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for South Evanston, Evanston, IL

The map below shows diversity in South Evanston. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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South Evanston Diversity Score

54.3

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

South Evanston has a diversity score of 54.3: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. South Evanston is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within South Evanston's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south South Evanston, and the least diverse areas are in northwest South Evanston.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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