Union County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,260	4,534,824	334,922,499	2271st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,327	$63,726	$80,734	2056th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	39.1	38.9	1371st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.1%	27.6%	35.7%	3016th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,500	$205,600	$332,700	2927th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$790	$967	$1,413	2175th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.4%	16.1%	12.5%	710th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.9%	5.2%	2675th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.7	114.8	n/a	1775th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	4.7%	14.1%	2993rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2185th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.2%	68.3%	65.2%	2272nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	24.0	26.4	2116th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	10.2%	15.1%	2284th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2602nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.9%	46.6%	46.9%	1273rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.0%	n/a	n/a	1249th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.9%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.7	32.5	61.4

Age in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	5,198	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,559	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.1%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.1%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,846	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.8%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$927	$1,544	n/a

Education in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	8.7%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.8%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.5%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Kentucky

Statistic	Union County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.8%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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