Union County, Mississippi

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

Union County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

Explore Union County, Mississippi on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,122	2,946,779	334,922,499	1538th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,505	$56,447	$80,734	2436th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	38.6	38.9	2526th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.1%	25.1%	35.7%	2165th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$163,400	$169,800	$332,700	1950th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$865	$954	$1,413	1638th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.1%	18.9%	12.5%	1263rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.8%	5.2%	1661st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	67.7	62.8	n/a	1278th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2193rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2202nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	70.0%	65.2%	1578th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	25.6	26.4	1907th of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.4%	5.9%	15.1%	3185th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	465th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.2%	43.5%	46.9%	1808th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.7%	n/a	n/a	2736th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.2	56.1	61.4

Age in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	38.3	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	9,849	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.8%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,013	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.4%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.0%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.1%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	12,250	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.3%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$918	$1,215	n/a

Education in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	20.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.2%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	91.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Mississippi

Statistic	Union County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	3.1%	16.7%

See every county in Mississippi.