North City vs Zeigler

A side-by-side comparison of North City and Zeigler: population, income, housing, and more.

North City and Zeigler are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Zeigler has the higher population (1,325 vs 708 in North City). North City has the higher median household income ($50,469 vs $39,148 in Zeigler). North City has the higher median home value ($107,400 vs $52,000 in Zeigler).

Population, income & housing

	North City	Zeigler
Population	708	1,325
Median age	56.2 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,469	$39,148
Median home value	$107,400	$52,000
Median gross rent	$1,106	$694
Housing units	357	760
Homeownership rate	91.6%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North City	Zeigler
Population	560 → 708 (+26.4%)	1,801 → 1,325 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$43,500 → $50,469 (+16.0%)	$43,188 → $39,148 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $107,400 (+65.2%)	$52,800 → $52,000 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $1,106 (+61.7%)	$548 → $694 (+26.6%)

North City

Population

560708

Median household income

$43,500$50,469

Median home value

$65,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$684$1,106

Zeigler

Population

1,8011,325

Median household income

$43,188$39,148

Median home value

$52,800$52,000

Median gross rent

$548$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North City	Zeigler
Under 5	3.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.5%
55 to 64	27.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.5%
75 and over	10.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North City	Zeigler
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North City	Zeigler
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North City	Zeigler
Drove alone	69.0%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North City	Zeigler
1-unit, detached	88.5%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	North City	Zeigler
Poverty rate	9.6%	16.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1971	1938