Evansdale, Iowa

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Evansdale is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,526 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Evansdale is located at 42°28′4″N, 92°16′56″W (42.467837, -92.282105)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.47%) is water.

Evansdale is a suburb of Waterloo.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,526 people, 1,822 households, and 1,260 families residing in the city. The population density was 415.1/km² (1,075.0/mi²). There were 1,871 housing units at an average density of 171.6/km² (444.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.44% White, 0.77% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 1,822 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,160, and the median income for a family was $37,418. Males had a median income of $29,847 versus $20,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,363. About 10.2% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.