Moving to Mount Zion, Georgia

Population: 1,275. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,492 (+17.0% change)
Males: 659 (51.7%), Females: 616 (48.3%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $41,912
Median house value: $82,700

Population by Race

Races in Mount Zion:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (26.0%), Irish (16.2%), English (11.0%), German (11.0%), Scottish (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Land area: 9.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Zion

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Zion city

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +521 (+69.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Zion:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Zion:

  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 50 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 51 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Zion:

  • WEST GEORGIA RGNL – O V GRAY FIELD (about 3 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Abbreviation: CTJ)
  • CORNELIUS-MOORE FIELD (about 27 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA; Abbreviation: 4A4)
  • NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY (about 37 miles; NEWNAN, GA; Abbreviation: CCO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Zion:

  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 8 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Zion:

  • MOUNT ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 4485 MOUNT ZION ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MOUNT ZION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 446; Location: 132 EAGLE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 12)