Libertyville vs Zion

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

Libertyville 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 20,493 in Libertyville). Libertyville has the higher median household income ($162,270 vs $62,574 in Zion). Libertyville has the higher median home value ($499,300 vs $179,100 in Zion).

Population, income & housing

	Libertyville	Zion
Population	20,493	24,466
Median age	41.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$162,270	$62,574
Median home value	$499,300	$179,100
Median gross rent	$1,537	$1,139
Housing units	7,774	9,689
Homeownership rate	80.0%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Libertyville	Zion
Population	20,382 → 20,493 (+0.5%)	23,858 → 24,466 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$134,110 → $162,270 (+21.0%)	$51,702 → $62,574 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$447,900 → $499,300 (+11.5%)	$124,000 → $179,100 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,537 (+17.1%)	$1,013 → $1,139 (+12.4%)

Libertyville

Population

20,38220,493

Median household income

$134,110$162,270

Median home value

$447,900$499,300

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,537

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)

	Libertyville	Zion
Under 5	5.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	20.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.3%
75 and over	7.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Libertyville	Zion
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	24.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	41.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Libertyville	Zion
No high school diploma	2.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	8.6%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Libertyville	Zion
Drove alone	64.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	12.9%
Public transit	3.1%	1.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	25.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.9%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Libertyville	Zion
1-unit, detached	67.2%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	13.3%
20 or more units	9.6%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Libertyville	Zion
Poverty rate	3.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1976	1972