Mount Zion, IL Population

Overview

6,092

Total Population

39.4

Median age

50.79%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

84.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Zion's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Zion is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Zion's population under 18 was 30.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Zion's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Zion, 28.05% were under the age of 15, 11.64% aged 15 to 29, 42.47% aged 30 to 64, 15.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 96 more females than males in Mount Zion:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.79% females and 49.21% males in Mount Zion, IL.
The Mount Zion, IL gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 422.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 451.

Mount Zion's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Zion population: 92.91% are White, 2.66% are Black or African American, 0.16% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Mount Zion's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,019 (98.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Zion is White with a population of 5,66 (92.91% of the total population).

Mount Zion's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,020 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Zion's population increased by 972 (19.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Zion's population increased by 163 (2.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Zion's population was lowest in year 2003 at 4,858.