Union Parish, Louisiana

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

Union Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for poverty rate (144th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,821	4,611,961	334,922,499	1832nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,885	$60,756	$80,734	3009th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	38.0	38.9	1015th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.8%	27.0%	35.7%	2844th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$112,500	$216,500	$332,700	2810th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$778	$1,064	$1,413	2284th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.4%	18.9%	12.5%	144th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.3%	5.2%	1156th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.7	106.7	n/a	2181st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	4.9%	14.1%	1431st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2546th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.8%	67.4%	65.2%	987th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	25.7	26.4	544th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.8%	8.1%	15.1%	2953rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1731st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.2%	41.8%	46.9%	2183rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	64.4%	n/a	n/a	3059th 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 Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.6	58.9	61.4

Age in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	43.7	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	8,508	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	28.2%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,058	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.0%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.4%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	10,431	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.4%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$518	$1,180	n/a

Education in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	12.5%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.7%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.3%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.4%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.4%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Union Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Union Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.6%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	6.4%	16.7%

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