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Union, MS

2,289 Population
3.4 square miles 668.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±8.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Newton County: 37.8 ±1
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$18,925 ±$3,426 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Newton County: $29,039 † ±$3,388
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$42,791 ±$10,879 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Newton County: $50,426 ±$3,901
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

30.3% ±10.3% (661  ±276) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 22% † 4,462 (±3.6% / ±738)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

26.8 minutes ±7.5 (18,160  ±7,025) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Newton County: 27.9 223,060 (±1.8 / ±18,247)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

808 ±171 Number of households
  • Newton County: 7,697 ±291
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.7 ±0.3 (2,186  ±527) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Newton County: 2.6 20,319 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

10.9% ±13% (51  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Newton County: 7.3% † 364 (±3.2% / ±158)
  • nearly double the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

961 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 9,145 ±30
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$105,600 ±$30,716 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Newton County: $102,700 ±$9,654
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

14.9% ±8.9% (330  ±210) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Newton County: 6.7% † 1,390 (±1.6% / ±336.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

71.3% ±20.6% (958  ±186.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newton County: 85.9% 11,719 (±5.2% / ±733.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
14.1% ±5.1% (189  ±79) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newton County: 17.5% † 2,391 (±2.5% / ±347.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.7% ±0.8% (16  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Newton County: 1.1% 233
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

5.8% ±3.9% (91  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newton County: 7.5% † 1,185 (±1.6% / ±249)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
91 Total veterans ±65 90 Male ±64 1 Female ±5

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