Union County, New Jersey

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

Union County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (120th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (142nd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	579,290	9,343,809	334,922,499	120th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$103,202	$103,556	$80,734	142nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	40.1	38.9	2361st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.9%	43.6%	35.7%	317th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$529,200	$454,400	$332,700	119th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,730	$1,720	$1,413	128th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.2%	9.7%	12.5%	2612th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	6.3%	5.2%	557th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5,636.8	1,270.4	n/a	17th of 3,222
Foreign Born	33.6%	23.9%	14.1%	18th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	383rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.4%	63.8%	65.2%	3062nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.2	30.5	26.4	482nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.2%	16.8%	15.1%	508th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1312th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.4%	49.8%	46.9%	1591st of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	278th 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, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	71.0	66.4	61.4

Age in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	39.1	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	203,277	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.9%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.8%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.5%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.9%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	37.2%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,874	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.9%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.1%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	22.7%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.2%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.7%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	212,385	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.3%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.3%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.6%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$9,590	n/a

Education in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.1%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.3%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.1%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.8%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.9%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	9.1%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.3%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, New Jersey

Statistic	Union County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.1%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	17.0%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	16.6%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	52.4%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	30.2%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	30.4%	24.5%	16.7%

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