Grayslake vs Zion

A side-by-side comparison of Grayslake and Zion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zion has the higher population (24,466 vs 20,707 in Grayslake). Grayslake has the higher median household income ($113,697 vs $62,574 in Zion). Grayslake has the higher median home value ($293,900 vs $179,100 in Zion).

Population, income & housing

	Grayslake	Zion
Population	20,707	24,466
Median age	35.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$113,697	$62,574
Median home value	$293,900	$179,100
Median gross rent	$1,434	$1,139
Housing units	8,268	9,689
Homeownership rate	76.3%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.1%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayslake	Zion
Population	20,720 → 20,707 (-0.1%)	23,858 → 24,466 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$97,265 → $113,697 (+16.9%)	$51,702 → $62,574 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$235,400 → $293,900 (+24.9%)	$124,000 → $179,100 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,434 (+23.6%)	$1,013 → $1,139 (+12.4%)

Grayslake

Population

20,72020,707

Median household income

$97,265$113,697

Median home value

$235,400$293,900

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,434

Zion

Population

23,85824,466

Median household income

$51,702$62,574

Median home value

$124,000$179,100

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,139

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayslake	Zion
Under 5	6.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayslake	Zion
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	24.9%
Black or African American	8.6%	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	41.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayslake	Zion
No high school diploma	2.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	11.2%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayslake	Zion
Drove alone	70.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	12.9%
Public transit	2.2%	1.5%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.3%	6.7%
Other means	0.8%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayslake	Zion
1-unit, detached	56.7%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	21.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	13.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Grayslake	Zion
Poverty rate	5.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1994	1972