Zion.
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Illinois·Lake County
8 tracts·22K people·$184K median·2,247/mi²
Hispanic 44 · White 25 · Black 23 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Other 31 · Living alone 30
Health 49 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 10 · Professional 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Service 26 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Zion is $183,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Zion has 24,600 residents across 6 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 32.3; the population is 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.5% White, 23.1% Black, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.9% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
West Elementary School (13%) and Elmwood Elem School (7%) lead the elementary schools; Zion Central Middle School (12%) and Shiloh Park Middle School (8%) lead the middle schools; Zion-Benton East High School (13%) and Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch (12%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,186/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Zion is $63,104 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Zion, median rent is $1,186/month and the median home value is $183,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Zion reported 4.4 violent crimes and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Zion are cold wave (93), tornado (91) and strong wind (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Zion, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).