Forsyth vs Mount Zion

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

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

Mount Zion has the higher population (6,076 vs 3,656 in Forsyth). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($113,456 vs $110,786 in Mount Zion). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($289,800 vs $200,300 in Mount Zion).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
Population	3,656	6,076
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$113,456	$110,786
Median home value	$289,800	$200,300
Median gross rent	$1,207	$696
Housing units	1,346	2,251
Homeownership rate	92.3%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
Population	2,989 → 3,656 (+22.3%)	5,975 → 6,076 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$91,275 → $113,456 (+24.3%)	$85,765 → $110,786 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $289,800 (+30.4%)	$152,000 → $200,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,207 (-22.8%)	$662 → $696 (+5.1%)

Forsyth

Population

2,9893,656

Median household income

$91,275$113,456

Median home value

$222,200$289,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$1,207

Mount Zion

Population

5,9756,076

Median household income

$85,765$110,786

Median home value

$152,000$200,300

Median gross rent

$662$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
Under 5	6.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	27.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.5%	6.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.9%
75 and over	9.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.1%
High school graduate	14.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
Drove alone	84.7%	91.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
1-unit, detached	92.6%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	10.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Mount Zion
Poverty rate	10.7%	3.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1996	1980