Mount Zion

Population: 6,076
Median household income: $110,786
Median home value: $200,300

Located in Macon County, Illinois, Mount Zion is a community with a population of 6,076. Its median household income of $110,786 runs above the Macon County figure of $62,449.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Zion's population grew 1.7% from 5,975 to 6,076, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $152,000 to $200,300.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,076
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $110,786
Median home value: $200,300
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 2,251
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9756,076

Median household income

$85,765$110,786

Median home value

$152,000$200,300

Median gross rent

$662$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,975	$85,765	$152,000	$662
2020	5,707	$79,154	$142,300	$687
2021	6,092	$90,823	$147,300	$721
2022	6,255	$99,798	$177,600	$754
2023	6,076	$110,786	$200,300	$696

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	4.7%
5 to 17	1,648	27.1%
18 to 24	227	3.7%
25 to 34	385	6.3%
35 to 44	1,114	18.3%
45 to 54	698	11.5%
55 to 64	627	10.3%
65 to 74	663	10.9%
75 and over	428	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,451	89.7%
Black or African American	249	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	189	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.6%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	2.1%
High school graduate	1,238	31.6%
Some college or associate's	1,294	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	874	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	428	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,482	91.0%
Carpooled	89	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	140	5.1%
Other means	15	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	631	24.4%
15 to 29 min	1,699	65.7%
30 to 44 min	90	3.5%
45 to 59 min	57	2.2%
60+ min	109	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 3.5% (210 of 6,006)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,716	81.1%
Nonfamily households	400	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,116	94.0%
Vacant	135	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,787	84.5%
Renter-occupied	329	15.5%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,915	85.1%
1-unit, attached	16	0.7%
2 to 4 units	71	3.2%
5 to 19 units	236	10.5%
20 or more units	13	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751206
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7840, -88.8850