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Union County, NC

263,386 Population
632.7 square miles 416.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.7 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

$47,484 ±$2,503 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$106,959 ±$9,146 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.5% ±1.8% (19,594  ±4,734) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.8 minutes ±1.1 (3,632,870  ±191,792) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

88,084 ±1,603 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0.1 (260,332  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±2.2% (3,950  ±1,357) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

93,466 ±58 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$462,400 ±$17,660 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±1.9% (22,537  ±4,802.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.1% ±3.9% (159,739  ±6,845.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.2% ±2.5% (75,013  ±4,408.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

13.8% (36,259  ±3,804) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±1% (12,469  ±1,956) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,469 Total veterans ±1,956 11,042 Male ±1,803 1,427 Female ±550

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