Zion

Population: 2,173
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $337,100

Zion is a community in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,173 residents. At $100,000, its median household income sits above Centre County's $72,748.

Between 2019 and 2023, Zion's population declined 3.8% from 2,258 to 2,173, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $253,700 to $337,100.

83.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2004.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,173
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $337,100
Median gross rent: $1,146
Housing units: 978
Homeownership rate: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2582,173

Median household income

$95,087$100,000

Median home value

$253,700$337,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,258	$95,087	$253,700	—
2020	2,720	$79,926	$279,900	—
2021	2,403	$104,038	$292,800	—
2022	2,273	$96,083	$322,200	—
2023	2,173	$100,000	$337,100	$1,146

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5421.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	2.1%
5 to 17	317	14.6%
18 to 24	10	0.5%
25 to 34	187	8.6%
35 to 44	247	11.4%
45 to 54	471	21.7%
55 to 64	208	9.6%
65 to 74	503	23.1%
75 and over	185	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,005	92.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	61	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	2.3%
Two or more races	57	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	3.3%
High school graduate	759	42.1%
Some college or associate's	376	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	405	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	201	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	922	74.2%
Carpooled	113	9.1%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	207	16.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	19.2%
15 to 29 min	510	49.2%
30 to 44 min	183	17.7%
45 to 59 min	51	4.9%
60+ min	93	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 1.9% (41 of 2,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	845	86.4%
Nonfamily households	133	13.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	978	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	911	93.1%
Renter-occupied	67	6.9%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	817	83.5%
1-unit, attached	119	12.2%
2 to 4 units	24	2.5%
5 to 19 units	18	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4287320
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9168, -77.6908