Union County, Tennessee

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Union County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for foreign born, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (140th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,431	7,066,383	334,922,499	1857th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,727	$69,595	$80,734	1828th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	38.9	38.9	1305th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.2%	31.1%	35.7%	2916th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$204,000	$286,700	$332,700	1363rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$847	$1,189	$1,413	1773rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	13.8%	12.5%	1519th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	4.7%	5.2%	2746th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	91.4	171.4	n/a	1050th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	6.1%	14.1%	3068th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2855th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.2%	66.9%	65.2%	602nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.6	25.7	26.4	140th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.5%	12.9%	15.1%	891st of 3,222
Uninsured	15.0%	n/a	n/a	711th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.1%	46.8%	46.9%	108th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.7%	n/a	n/a	2808th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.4	46.4	61.4

Age in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	42.7	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	7,931	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	75.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.7%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.6%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,443	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.2%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	9,831	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.6%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.8%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$752	$1,442	n/a

Education in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.3%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.2%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.1%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.4%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.4%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Tennessee

Statistic	Union County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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