SOCDS Census Data: Output for Evanston city, IL

Place of work data for 1970 are not generally available. For 1980, place of work data are only available for principal cities and suburban places with a 1980 population of 25,000 or more. Also, due to the large number of respondents not reporting Place of Work in the 1980 Census, the 1980 data have been allocated to provide a more accurate comparison with the 1990 and 2000 data.

Total Workers and Workers by Class in Place of Work

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
Evanston city, IL		 Suburbs*
Total Workers 1980 3,567,682 38,459 1,798,252
1990 3,924,779 43,653 2,131,252
2000 4,235,595 43,245 2,423,096
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 2,923,820 32,625 1,488,090
1990 3,258,136 37,252 1,790,674
2000 3,391,455 34,415 1,960,485
Federal
Government		 1980 121,203 579 59,840
1990 115,626 563 61,361
2000 99,975 630 55,415
State and Local
Government		 1980 361,748 3,146 361,748
1990 356,515 3,010 356,515
2000 398,730 3,570 398,730
Self-Employed 1980 150,488 2,035 150,488
1990 183,361 2,756 183,361
2000 336,225 4,555 336,225
Unpaid
Family Work		 1980 10,496 79 6,452
1990 11,141 72 6,865
2000 9,210 70 5,395


Percent of Workers in Place of Work by Class of Worker

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Central city of:
Evanston city, IL		 Suburbs*
Private Wage
and Salary Workers		 1980 82.0 84.8 82.8
1990 83.0 85.3 84.0
2000 80.1 79.6 80.9
Federal
Government		 1980 3.4 1.5 3.3
1990 2.9 1.3 2.9
2000 2.4 1.5 2.3
State and Local
Government		 1980 10.1 8.2 20.1
1990 9.1 6.9 16.7
2000 9.4 8.3 16.5
Self-Employed 1980 4.2 5.3 8.4
1990 4.7 6.3 8.6
2000 7.9 10.5 13.9
Unpaid Family
Work		 1980 0.3 0.2 0.4
1990 0.3 0.2 0.3
2000 0.2 0.2 0.2

*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area less the sum of data for these cities: Arlington Heights village, IL ; Chicago city, IL ; Des Plaines city, IL ; Elgin city, IL ; Evanston city, IL ; Hoffman Estates village, IL ; Joliet city, IL ; Naperville city, IL ; Schaumburg village, IL ; Skokie village, IL ; Gary city, IN ; click a highlighted city to see its Total Workers table.

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