Key Findings
Demographics
Key Demographics
Key Demographics |
% of Households in Evanston |
% of Connections' Participants |
People with household incomes under $75,000/year |
38%, with 24% having incmoes between $25,000/year and $75,000/year and 14% having under $25,000/year |
64% of those who reported income, with 29% having incomes between $25,000 and $75,000 and 35% having incomes under 25% ** |
People of Color *** |
45%**** |
84% |
People with Disabilities |
9.2% |
30% |
* U.S. Census Bureau. "Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)." American Community Survey, ACS 1-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S1901, 2022
** 1% of Connections’ clients had incomes over $75,000 a year. 30% of clients did not report income to Connections.
*** We included Hispanic or Latino as a race in this analysis, following the race categories that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning uses in their Homes for a Changing Region tool. Their categories include White (non-Hispanic), Hispanic or Latino (f any race), Black (non-Hispanic), Asian (non-Hispanic), and Other/Multiple Races (non-Hispanic).
**** We received only 6 survey responses from people who identify as Asian, Pacific Islander, Alaskan, or Native American. We have not included these responses in the analysis below but recommend that future research address outreach methods that can garner more representative results.
** 1% of Connections’ clients had incomes over $75,000 a year. 30% of clients did not report income to Connections.
*** We included Hispanic or Latino as a race in this analysis, following the race categories that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning uses in their Homes for a Changing Region tool. Their categories include White (non-Hispanic), Hispanic or Latino (f any race), Black (non-Hispanic), Asian (non-Hispanic), and Other/Multiple Races (non-Hispanic).
**** We received only 6 survey responses from people who identify as Asian, Pacific Islander, Alaskan, or Native American. We have not included these responses in the analysis below but recommend that future research address outreach methods that can garner more representative results.
By Race
Race |
% of Total Evanston Population |
% of Connections' Participants |
Survey Response Number |
Survey Response % of Total |
Number of Focus Group Participants |
% of Focus Group Participants |
Unknown |
- |
8.4% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
American Indian and Pacific Islander (AIAN) |
0% |
0.5% |
3 |
1% |
1 |
1% |
Asian |
9% |
2.8% |
3 |
1% |
3 |
3% |
Black |
16% |
54% |
146 |
29% |
52 |
52% |
Hispanic |
12% |
15.2% |
88 |
18% |
4 |
4% |
Multiracial |
8% |
2.7% |
19 |
4% |
1 |
1% |
White |
59% |
16.3% |
213 |
43% |
48 |
48% |
By Income
Yearly Income |
% of Total Evanston Population |
% of Connections' Participants |
Survey Response Number |
Survey Response % of Total |
Number of Focus Group Participants |
% of Focus Group Participants |
Unknown |
- |
30% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
No Income |
3% |
17.5% |
25 |
6% |
19 |
19% |
under $25,000 |
16% |
17.3% |
97 |
19% |
38 |
38% |
$25,000 - $74,999 |
27% |
28.8% |
133 |
31% |
16 |
16% |
$75,000 - $149,999 |
24% |
<1% |
117 |
23% |
6 |
6% |
$150,000 & Over |
30% |
<1% |
75 |
15% |
5 |
5% |
By Disability
Disability Status (Self-Identification) |
% of Total Evanston Population |
Number of Survey Responses |
% of Survey Responses |
Number of Focus Group Participants |
% of Focus Group Participants |
Yes (Confirmed Disability) |
9.2% |
88 |
18% |
32 |
37.6% |
Maybe (Unsure if They Have Disability) |
- |
27 |
5% |
6 |
7.1% |
No (Do Not Have Disability) |
91.8% |
375 |
77% |
47 |
55.3% |
