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Mount Zion, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mount Zion is a Census village of 5,660 people across 4.26 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $103,365, 81.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Zion
What Mount Zion is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area4.26 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,330
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Zion
- Population5,660
- Median age40.7
- Population under 181,695 plus or minus 342
- Share under 1829.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,109 plus or minus 248
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,078
- Family households1,591
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Zion
- Median household income$103,365
- Per capita income$41,883
- Civilian labor force2,656
- Employed2,565
- Unemployed91 plus or minus 85
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over3,776
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Zion
- Housing units2,139
- Occupied units2,078
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied1,692
- Renter occupied386 plus or minus 157
- Ownership rate81.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$201,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$744 plus or minus $169
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Single family units1,802
- Share single family84.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more337 plus or minus 178
- Share in buildings of two or more15.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Zion gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,385
- Commuting under 15 minutes643 plus or minus 192
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more288 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Drove alone90.2 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mount Zion (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,629,000
- Average approval$181,000
- Median approval$166,500
- Largest approval$340,300
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Zion, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mount Zion (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$655,000
- Average approval$327,500
- Median approval$327,500
- Largest approval$521,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Zion, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mount Zion
- NFIP communityVillage of Mount Zion
- NFIP community number170962
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The Village of Mount Zion participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170962 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Macon County, not Mount Zion
Macon County context, not Mount Zion figures
- Establishments in Macon County2,241
- Covered employment, Macon County45,051
- Average annual pay, Macon County$67,788
- Housing units permitted, Macon County57
Every figure in this section is published for Macon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Zion.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Zion questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Zion, Illinois?
5,660, in 2,078 households. Mount Zion village covers 4.26 square miles of land, which is 1,330 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Zion in?
Macon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Zion?
$103,365. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,100. Median gross rent is $744 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mount Zion businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $166,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $655,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Zion, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mount Zion borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mount Zion. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mount Zion in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Zion appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Zion, village of, community 170962, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Zion figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Zion.
Is zoning published for Mount Zion?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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