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Mount Zion, Illinois, in Macon county, is 6 miles SE of Decatur, Illinois (center to center) and 109 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri. The village is part of the Decatur metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 4,845 people people live in Mount Zion.
In Mount Zion, about 70% of adults are married. Homes in Mount Zion tend to contain married couples.
The village is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the village.
In 2000, Mount Zion had a median family income of $60,530. It turns out that people in Mount Zion tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($250) in Mount Zion than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the village.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Mount Zion, about 77% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the village tends to be newer than in most villages. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Mount Zion.
In Mount Zion, 97% of commuters drive to work.
Mount Zion strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 11% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Mount Zion to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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