None of the households in Zion, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
The economy of Zion, IL employs 12k people. The largest industries in Zion, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,961 people), Manufacturing (1,935 people), and Retail Trade (1,489 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($89,375), Public Administration ($66,063), and Wholesale Trade ($60,321).
Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Zion, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,331 people), Production Occupations (1,162 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,121 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Zion, IL.
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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Zion, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,961 people), Manufacturing (1,935 people), and Retail Trade (1,489 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Zion, IL, though some of these residents may live in Zion, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($77,948), Wholesale Trade ($61,943), and Manufacturing ($52,560).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,955), Information ($42,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,972).
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As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).
Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
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2024 Election Results
Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
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Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
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The following chart displays the households in Zion, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Zion, IL is from Illinois.
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2022 Wage GINI in Illinois
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2021 Wage GINI in Illinois
In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
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The chart below shows how the median household income in Zion, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Zion, IL is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.
88.5% of the population of Zion, IL has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 7.78% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 2.16% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see 888 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.795% increase from the previous year (881 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 846 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 303 patients per year.
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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IL
Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see an average of 888 patients per year. This represents a 0.795% increase from the previous year (881 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Zion, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.