Union County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,144	4,254,293	334,922,499	1609th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,661	$83,011	$80,734	1573rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	40.4	38.9	2129th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	36.8%	35.7%	1103rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$294,600	$477,600	$332,700	656th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$982	$1,525	$1,413	1057th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.1%	11.9%	12.5%	1085th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.4%	5.2%	857th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.8	44.3	n/a	2549th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	9.8%	14.1%	1238th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1108th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.5%	63.3%	65.2%	2702nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.3	23.0	26.4	2994th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	19.0%	15.1%	1636th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.3%	n/a	n/a	2413th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.0%	46.7%	46.9%	1669th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1740th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.5%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.8	46.3	61.4

Age in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	40.0	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.0%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	10,900	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.0%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,171	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.8%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.4%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	11,829	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.9%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.9%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.5%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,446	$3,876	n/a

Education in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Oregon

Statistic	Union County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.2%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	12.3%	16.7%

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