Zion is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,050 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Zion is the 96th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some cities, Zion isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Zion are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zion is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Zion who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.03%), sales jobs (9.33%), and management occupations (5.97%).

Also of interest is that Zion has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Zion is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Zion, the average commute to work is 31.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Zion Information and Demographics

The education level of Zion citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.67% of adults 25 and older in Zion have a college degree.

The per capita income in Zion in 2000 was $17,730, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,920 for a family of four.

Zion is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Zion home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Zion is White, followed by African-American. Zion also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.15% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Zion include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Zion is English. Some people also speak Spanish.