Vernon Hills vs Zion

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

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

Vernon Hills has the higher population (26,772 vs 24,466 in Zion). Vernon Hills has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $62,574 in Zion). Vernon Hills has the higher median home value ($384,800 vs $179,100 in Zion).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon Hills	Zion
Population	26,772	24,466
Median age	41.3 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$120,625	$62,574
Median home value	$384,800	$179,100
Median gross rent	$1,855	$1,139
Housing units	11,325	9,689
Homeownership rate	66.3%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon Hills	Zion
Population	26,343 → 26,772 (+1.6%)	23,858 → 24,466 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$104,199 → $120,625 (+15.8%)	$51,702 → $62,574 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$348,900 → $384,800 (+10.3%)	$124,000 → $179,100 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,609 → $1,855 (+15.3%)	$1,013 → $1,139 (+12.4%)

Vernon Hills

Population

26,34326,772

Median household income

$104,199$120,625

Median home value

$348,900$384,800

Median gross rent

$1,609$1,855

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)

	Vernon Hills	Zion
Under 5	4.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.3%
75 and over	7.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon Hills	Zion
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	24.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	24.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	41.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon Hills	Zion
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	11.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon Hills	Zion
Drove alone	63.3%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	12.9%
Public transit	2.6%	1.5%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	26.3%	6.7%
Other means	1.1%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon Hills	Zion
1-unit, detached	37.5%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	23.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	13.3%
20 or more units	16.6%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Vernon Hills	Zion
Poverty rate	5.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1990	1972