What percentage of people rent in Mount Zion, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Zion, IL, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Zion, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 386 renting households against 1,692 that own their home.

In Mount Zion, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.6% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 386 (±157)
Median renter income: $46,250 (±$17,537)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Zion

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Zion	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.6% (±6.8 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	386 (±157)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,692 (±229)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,250 (±$17,537)	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,606 (±$19,135)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Zion, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (32.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Macon County, Mount Zion ranks 13 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1364 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Mount Zion has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.2% (±5.5 points)	18.6% (±6.8 points)	−4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$662 (±$166)	$744 (±$169)	+12.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,765 (±$11,912)	$103,365 (±$8,407)	+20.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Mount Zion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Zion
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Zion	—	18.6% (±6.8 points)	—
Long Creek	2.5 mi	9.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Mount Zion Township	3.5 mi	15.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Long Creek Township	4.0 mi	19.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Wheatland Township	4.8 mi	4.9% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Decatur	5.6 mi	37.1% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Decatur Township	5.8 mi	38.9% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Dalton City	6.2 mi	24.5% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Macon Township	7.6 mi	18.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Creek, IL (9.0%), South Wheatland Township, IL (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Decatur, IL (37.1%), Decatur Township, IL (38.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Maroa Township	22.9% (±8.8 points)
8	Macon	21.7% (±6.8 points)
9	Illini Township	20.6% (±6.9 points)
10	Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	19.4% (±18.8 points)
11	Long Creek Township	19.3% (±4.3 points)
12	Blue Mound	19.1% (±8.2 points)
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)
15	Mount Zion Township	15.8% (±5.6 points)
16 (tie)	Argenta	15.4% (±6.1 points)
16 (tie)	Whitmore Township	15.4% (±5.7 points)
18	Pleasant View Township	14.3% (±6.4 points)
19	Oreana	13.6% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Zion

How many renters are there in Mount Zion?

Mount Zion has an estimated 386 (±157) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Zion?

In Mount Zion, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Zion?

A renting household in Mount Zion has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Zion?

The median renting household in Mount Zion, IL has an income of $46,250 (±$17,537) a year, against $112,606 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mount Zion village, Illinois (place:51206, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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