Union County, South Carolina

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Union County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,885	5,296,225	334,922,499	1584th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,621	$69,324	$80,734	3046th of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	40.2	38.9	834th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.0%	32.1%	35.7%	2821st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$103,600	$259,000	$332,700	2942nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$804	$1,180	$1,413	2069th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.6%	14.1%	12.5%	348th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.9%	4.9%	5.2%	298th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.3	176.2	n/a	1495th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	5.8%	14.1%	2363rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.9	n/a	n/a	2943rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.3%	71.9%	65.2%	2125th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.4	25.6	26.4	911th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	11.5%	15.1%	3016th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1158th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.7%	47.1%	46.9%	3036th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.8%	n/a	n/a	2066th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.5%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.8	54.9	61.4

Age in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	11,611	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.3%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.2%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,229	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.4%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.5%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.6%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.6%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	13,527	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.2%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.7%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.5%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$579	$1,251	n/a

Education in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	17.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.9%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.6%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.5%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.5%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.0%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, South Carolina

Statistic	Union County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	6.2%	16.7%

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