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Union County, NC

256,452 Population
632.7 square miles 405.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,521 ±$2,086 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$98,215 ±$4,650 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±1.9% (22,300  ±4,831) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.6 minutes ±0.6 (2,968,200  ±82,947) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

87,714 ±1,202 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.9 ±0 (253,572  ±82) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,553,524 (±,126.5 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4% ±1.4% (2,431  ±821) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

91,321 ±146 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$446,600 ±$18,823 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.3% ±2% (26,330  ±5,082.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91% ±3.5% (152,917  ±5,868.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
41.1% ±2.3% (69,091  ±3,838.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

12.8% ±27,774.6% (32,880  ±2,961) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% † 995,127 (±,470.9% / ±22,367)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±1.1% (12,717  ±2,011) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
12,717 Total veterans ±2,011 11,036 Male ±1,809 1,681 Female ±672

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