Union County, North Carolina

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

Union County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median household income (146th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (154th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	250,958	10,730,404	334,922,499	286th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$102,900	$72,388	$80,734	146th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	39.1	38.9	2341st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.5%	35.7%	35.7%	267th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$417,300	$288,900	$332,700	255th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,496	$1,228	$1,413	247th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	13.0%	12.5%	2904th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1815th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	396.6	220.7	n/a	407th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.2%	9.1%	14.1%	281st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	502nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.6%	66.6%	65.2%	410th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	25.1	26.4	547th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.5%	16.3%	15.1%	154th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1597th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	65.5%	47.2%	46.9%	44th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.0%	n/a	n/a	108th 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	39.2	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	84,237	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	79.2%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	40.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	16.8%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,949	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.9%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	88,851	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,396	$1,896	n/a

Education in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.0%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.7%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, North Carolina

Statistic	Union County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.3%	10.0%	16.7%

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