Lemont vs Zion

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

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

Zion has the higher population (2,173 vs 2,099 in Lemont). Zion has the higher median household income ($100,000 vs $98,847 in Lemont). Lemont has the higher median home value ($349,800 vs $337,100 in Zion).

Population, income & housing

	Lemont	Zion
Population	2,099	2,173
Median age	40.8 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$98,847	$100,000
Median home value	$349,800	$337,100
Median gross rent	$1,418	$1,146
Housing units	1,090	978
Homeownership rate	72.3%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lemont	Zion
Population	2,188 → 2,099 (-4.1%)	2,258 → 2,173 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$74,130 → $98,847 (+33.3%)	$95,087 → $100,000 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$257,000 → $349,800 (+36.1%)	$253,700 → $337,100 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,418 (+59.1%)	—

Lemont

Population

2,1882,099

Median household income

$74,130$98,847

Median home value

$257,000$349,800

Median gross rent

$891$1,418

Zion

Population

2,2582,173

Median household income

$95,087$100,000

Median home value

$253,700$337,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lemont	Zion
Under 5	5.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	8.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	1.9%	0.5%
25 to 34	20.7%	8.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	21.7%
55 to 64	22.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	23.1%
75 and over	5.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lemont	Zion
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lemont	Zion
No high school diploma	1.3%	3.3%
High school graduate	18.1%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lemont	Zion
Drove alone	80.2%	74.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	1.6%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	16.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lemont	Zion
1-unit, detached	78.7%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lemont	Zion
Poverty rate	4.2%	1.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	13	28
Median year structure built	1970	2004