Union County, Georgia

Interactive maps and statistics for Union County, Georgia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Georgia and the United States.

Union County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for median age (45th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (154th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,304	10,940,407	334,922,499	1604th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,176	$77,353	$80,734	1516th of 3,221
Median Age	55.9	37.6	38.9	45th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.9%	34.9%	35.7%	1019th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$307,400	$303,300	$332,700	590th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$808	$1,393	$1,413	2046th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.9%	13.4%	12.5%	2233rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	5.1%	5.2%	2714th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	81.7	189.6	n/a	1126th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	11.2%	14.1%	1648th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	727th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.4%	65.7%	65.2%	154th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.8	28.3	26.4	2168th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	15.9%	15.1%	933rd of 3,222
Uninsured	18.1%	n/a	n/a	362nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.4%	46.5%	46.9%	161st of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.6%	n/a	n/a	925th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.2	64.9	61.4

Age in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	55.9	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	14.9%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	11,490	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	69.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.4%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.9%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.7%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	15.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,194	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.4%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.9%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	15,164	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.6%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,611	$2,341	n/a

Education in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	11.7%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.6%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Georgia

Statistic	Union County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	12.3%	16.7%

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