Union County, Ohio

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

Union County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for median household income (80th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	67,324	11,810,293	334,922,499	814th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$112,322	$71,389	$80,734	80th of 3,221
Median Age	38.5	39.7	38.9	2485th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.2%	31.5%	35.7%	306th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$344,900	$214,800	$332,700	444th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,247	$1,034	$1,413	480th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.0%	13.3%	12.5%	3184th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	4.8%	5.2%	2738th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	155.9	289.1	n/a	746th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.2%	5.2%	14.1%	774th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	515th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.2%	67.2%	65.2%	768th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	23.4	26.4	1189th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.6%	13.0%	15.1%	99th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.0%	n/a	n/a	3016th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.6%	44.4%	46.9%	154th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.4%	n/a	n/a	86th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.3%	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)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.9	40.6	61.4

Age in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	38.5	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.2%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	24,232	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.6%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.1%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.4%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	28.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$50,711	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.7%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.1%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.1%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.3%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.0%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	13.3%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	25,158	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.1%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.7%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,947	$2,822	n/a

Education in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.6%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.1%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.5%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.7%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.0%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Ohio

Statistic	Union County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.2%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.1%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	6.8%	16.7%

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