What percentage of people rent in Zion, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Zion, IL, 2020–2024
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42.2% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Zion, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,720 renting households against 5,093 that own their home.

In Zion, the share of households that rent went from 43.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.2% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 3,720 (±485)
Median renter income: $37,036 (±$8,196)

Who rents and who owns in Zion

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Zion	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.2% (±4.7 points)	25.2% (±0.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,720 (±485)	65,052 (±1,537)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,093 (±499)	193,403 (±1,802)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,036 (±$8,196)	$60,278 (±$2,115)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,576 (±$10,046)	$134,561 (±$2,098)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Zion, the renter share is higher than in Lake County (25.2%).

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

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

In Lake County, Zion ranks 6 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 126 of 2,751.

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

How renting in 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	43.5% (±3.4 points)	42.2% (±4.7 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,013 (±$88)	$1,186 (±$96)	+17.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,702 (±$4,745)	$63,104 (±$10,123)	+22.1%	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 Zion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Zion
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Zion	—	42.2% (±4.7 points)	—
Zion Township	0.0 mi	42.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Beach Park	1.7 mi	13.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Winthrop Harbor	1.8 mi	12.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Benton Township (Lake County)	1.9 mi	17.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Wadsworth	3.8 mi	7.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Pleasant Prairie	5.0 mi	26.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Newport Township	5.0 mi	7.9% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Waukegan Township	5.9 mi	50.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beach Park, IL (13.2%), Winthrop Harbor, IL (12.7%), Benton Township (Lake County), IL (17.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waukegan Township, IL (50.8%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Chicago	67.4% (±3.7 points)
2	Old Mill Creek	56.3% (±17.0 points)
3	Waukegan Township	50.8% (±2.1 points)
4	Waukegan	49.8% (±2.4 points)
5	Highwood	44.0% (±11.1 points)
6 (tie)	Zion	42.2% (±4.7 points)
6 (tie)	Zion Township	42.2% (±4.7 points)
8	Park City	37.1% (±7.2 points)
9	Shields Township	34.5% (±2.8 points)
10	Vernon Hills	32.5% (±3.2 points)
11	Fox Lake	32.1% (±6.1 points)
12	Mundelein	28.8% (±2.8 points)

Showing 12 of 71 places in Lake 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 Zion

How many renters are there in Zion?

Zion has an estimated 3,720 (±485) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Zion?

In Zion, the share of households that rent went from 43.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Zion?

A renting household in Zion has 2.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Zion?

The median renting household in Zion, IL has an income of $37,036 (±$8,196) a year, against $88,576 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 Zion city, Illinois (place:84220, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.