Mount Zion, Illinois

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Mount Zion had a population of 6,019.^[6] The median age was 39.9 years. 26.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.4 males age 18 and over.^[7]

97.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.8% lived in rural areas.^[8]

There were 2,322 households in Mount Zion, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.5% were married-couple households, 12.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[6]

There were 2,502 housing units, of which 7.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.0%.^[6]

Demographic estimates

As of the 2022^[update] American Community Survey estimates, there were 6,255 people and 2,198 households.^[9][10] The population density was 1,465.9 inhabitants per square mile (566.0/km²). There were 2,335 housing units at an average density of 547.2 per square mile (211.3/km²).^[11][10][12] The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White, 2.6% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, and 0.6% some other race, with 1.0% from two or more races.^[10] Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.0% of the population.^[10]

Of the 2,198 households, 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 2.2% were couples cohabitating, 8.3% had a male householder with no partner present, and 19.2% had a female householder with no partner present.^[9] The median household size was 2.81 and the median family size was 3.22.^[9]

The age distribution was 30.5% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.8 years.^[13] For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males.^[10]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household was $99,798, with family households having a median income of $114,938 and non-family households $51,875. The per capita income was $39,546.^[14][15] Males working full-time jobs had median earnings of $74,737 compared to $56,071 for females.^[16] Out of the 6,183 people with a determined poverty status, 10.5% were below the poverty line. Further, 21.8% of minors and 1.4% of seniors were below the poverty line.^[17]

Ancestry

In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of German descent made up 23.1% of the population of the town, followed by Irish at 12.6%, English at 11.9%, American at 7.3%, French at 3.7%, Italian at 2.7%, Norwegian at 1.9%, Hungarian at 1.5%, Danish at 1.3%, Slovak at 1.3%, Scotch-Irish at 1.1%, Polish at 0.9%, Dutch at 0.9%, Swedish at 0.6%, and Scottish at 0.5%.^[9]