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Union City, NJ

66,918 Population
1.3 square miles 51,995 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$32,309 ±$3,231 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,724 ±$410
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
$64,430 ±$11,613 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,852 ±$781
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997

23.9% ±4.5% (15,833  ±2,973) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.5% 2,457,925 (±0.3% / ±48,416)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)

33.1 minutes ±0.9 (962,020  ±44,632) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 35.6 281,580,540 (±0.1 / ±916,581)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)

Families

26,343 ±1,546 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,486,828 ±18,178
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
2.5 ±0.2 (66,516  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,506,840 (±0 / ±6,880)
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098

1.9% ±1.8% (307  ±300) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.7% 223,867 (±0.2% / ±9,782)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)

Housing

27,745 ±1,718 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,129,556 ±3,255
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877

$488,300 ±$91,956 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $648,800 ±$2,533
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982

8.2% ±2.7% (5,454  ±1,812.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8.6% 1,701,255 (±0.2% / ±37,632.7)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)

Social

75.9% ±6.7% (35,226  ±3,405.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.5% 12,364,968 (±0.4% / ±61,462.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
29.8% ±4.5% (13,844  ±2,149.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 45% 6,366,678 (±0.3% / ±42,862.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)

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

53.4% ±4.1% (35,755  ±2,750) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.8% 6,143,359
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424

2.5% ±1.4% (1,321  ±742) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.4% 386,034 (±0.1% / ±10,262)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
1,321 Total veterans ±742 1,265 Male ±735 56 Female ±99

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