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Union town, Knox County, ME

2,663 Population
32.2 square miles 82.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Knox County: 49.5 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,432 ±$5,601 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Knox County: $44,763 ±$1,917
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,724 ±$8,800 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Knox County: $74,096 ±$3,739
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.2% ±5.4% (271  ±149) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Knox County: 8.2% † 3,211 (±1.3% / ±495)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.4 minutes ±4.5 (31,720  ±7,973) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Knox County: 19.6 311,550 (±0.8 / ±21,559)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,060 ±140 Number of households
  • Knox County: 18,484 ±485
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (2,636  ±372) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Knox County: 2.1 39,196 (±0.1 / ±161)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.5% ±9.5% (57  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 2.8% † 211 (±1% / ±71)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,299 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Knox County: 24,564 ±110
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$267,600 ±$42,150 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Knox County: $324,900 ±$14,707
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.1% ±1.8% (53  ±45.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Knox County: 9.7% † 3,955 (±1.6% / ±651.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.5% ±16.9% (1,877  ±226.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Knox County: 94.8% 29,947 (±3.4% / ±1,064.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.4% ±4.4% (662  ±118.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Knox County: 39.7% 12,553 (±2.2% / ±679.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% ±0.9% (23  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Knox County: 3.1% 1,283
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.8% ±3% (196  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Knox County: 8.7% † 2,953 (±1% / ±329)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
196 Total veterans ±64 179 Male ±59 17 Female ±16

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