Evans is located in eastern Columbia County, bordered to the northeast by the Savannah River, which forms the South Carolinastate line. To the southeast is the town of Martinez. Downtown Augusta is to the southeast. The original community of Evans is centered on North Belair Road southwest of Washington Road. The community extends west from this point to Gibbs Road and Crawford Creek and south as far as Columbia Road, but most of the settled area is north of Washington Road and Evans to Locks Road, extending west as far as Little Kiokee Creek and east to Stevens Creek Dam on the Savannah River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 4.87%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,010 people, 6,319 households, and 4,973 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,784.1 people per. There were 6,632 housing units at an average density of 667.5 per. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.61% White, 10.22% African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population. There were 6,319 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couplesliving together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,200, and the median income for a family was $76,128. Males had a median income of $49,863 versus $30,002 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,280. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
Eight public elementary schools serve Evans: Blue Ridge Elementary, Brookwood Elementary, Evans Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Lewiston Elementary, Martinez Elementary, North Columbia Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Parkway Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Stevens Creek Elementary, and South Columbia Elementary.
