Mount Zion, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Mount Zion · Carroll County, Georgia
Population 2,284 (est. 2026: ~2,800)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 6.52% annual growth projection

Mount Zion, Georgia

Carroll County, Georgia · Population 1,766

Mount Zion sits in the rolling piedmont of Carroll County, roughly midway between Carrollton and the Alabama state line. It is a small, tight-knit community — fewer than 1,800 residents — where the majority of households are families and the pace of life runs at a different speed than the Atlanta suburbs an hour to the east. Carroll County itself holds just over 119,000 people, making Mount Zion one of its smaller incorporated places. The town draws workers who commute out for employment while returning to affordable housing, a quiet neighborhood feel, and a community rooted in Carroll County institutions.

People & Demographics

The Census ACS 2022 estimates place Mount Zion's total population at 2,346, with a median age of 39.4 — slightly older than many growing Georgia communities. The town is predominantly white (1,938 residents), with Black residents numbering 237, a Hispanic or Latino population of 107, and an Asian population of 6.

Of 776 total households, 704 are family households — a striking 91 percent share that reflects the town's character as a place where families plant roots. The average household size is 3.02 people, and 565 residents are children under 18, meaning roughly one in four people in town is a minor.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Mount Zion sits at $50,786, and per capita income comes in at $25,755. Both figures trail Georgia's statewide medians, which puts Mount Zion among the more working-class communities in the region. Of 325 residents counted below the poverty line, that represents a meaningful share of the population that warrants attention for anyone assessing community need.

The labor force numbers 1,151 residents, with 45 unemployed — an unemployment rate of roughly 3.9 percent within the labor force. Employment here means commuting; virtually no one walks to work, and the job base within town limits is thin.

Housing

Mount Zion's housing market is modest and stable. Of 805 total housing units, 776 are occupied and just 29 sit vacant — a vacancy rate under 4 percent, which signals low turnover and limited inventory for newcomers.

Owner-occupied units account for 567 of the 776 occupied homes (73 percent), a high ownership rate compared to many Georgia communities. Renters occupy 209 units. The median home value is $168,600, and median gross rent runs $1,200 per month. The rent figure is notably high relative to local incomes — a household earning the median $50,786 would spend roughly 28 percent of gross income on median rent, right at the conventional affordability threshold.

Schools

The school data attached to Mount Zion includes institutions from both Carroll and surrounding counties, reflecting shared regional enrollment patterns common to small Georgia towns:

Families in Mount Zion primarily feed into the Carroll County School System for their day-to-day schooling, with Carrollton serving as the county seat hub for upper-level academic and extracurricular resources.

Getting Around

Mount Zion is car-dependent, full stop. Of 1,034 workers, 879 drive alone to work and 113 carpool. Zero workers use public transit, and only 2 walk. Just 39 residents work from home. The aggregate commute time across all workers is 27,785 minutes, which works out to an average one-way commute of roughly 27 minutes — consistent with driving to Carrollton, Villa Rica, or Bremen for work.

Healthcare

Carroll County is served by two Tanner Medical Center facilities: Tanner Medical Center – Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, both part of the regional Tanner Health System. Carrollton is the larger campus and the primary destination for emergency and specialty care for Mount Zion residents.

For a directory of individual healthcare providers registered in Mount Zion, the CMS NPI Registry can be queried directly: NPI Provider Search – Mount Zion, GA

Library

The nearest public library is the Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library – Bremen, located approximately 0.4 miles from Mount Zion. It is part of the West Georgia Regional Library System. Phone: (770) 537-3937.

Parks & Recreation

The region connects to several National Park Service sites within driving distance:

For outdoor recreation closer to home, Carroll County's parks system and the West Georgia trail network fill in the gaps.

Natural Hazards

Carroll County has a long FEMA disaster declaration record. Since 2000, the county has been included in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations:

The pattern is clear: Carroll County residents face recurring threats from winter ice storms and the remnants of Gulf and Atlantic hurricanes as they push inland. Flooding after heavy rain events is a documented, repeated risk.

Government & Municipal Code

Mount Zion's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at: https://library.municode.com/ga/mount_zion

Note: Mount Zion does not maintain a local building code. Construction and building standards default to Carroll County or state-level requirements.

Weather

Current forecasts for Mount Zion are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast – Mount Zion, GA

Active weather alerts: NWS Alerts

The nearest weather observation station is Bremen 1.4 E, approximately 1.9 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)