Union County, NJ Demographic Data
Union County, NJ Summary
Union County is located in New Jersey
- Population: 543,976
- Area: 105.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 102.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,161.01 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 59.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Union County, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
284,626
51%
50.8
Male
271,004
49%
49.2
Total Population
555,630
323,128,000
Union County, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
34,699
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
36,726
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
37,313
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
36,309
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
34,629
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
71,809
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
76,937
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
81,114
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
37,052
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
33,696
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
42,881
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
21,146
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11,319
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
424,330
76.4%
77.2
Female
220,066
51.9%
51.3
Male
204,264
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
403,533
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
95,320
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
75,346
13.6%
15.2
Female
43,824
58.2%
55.8
Male
31,522
41.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Union County, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
539,600
97.1%
96.8
White
304,604
54.8%
72.6
Black or African American
114,911
20.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,210
0.4%
0.8
Asian
27,892
5.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
6,393
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
7,926
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
9,255
1.7%
0.9
Japanese
465
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,430
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
682
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,741
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
89,983
16.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
16,030
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
173,726
31.3%
17.8
Mexican
12,374
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
26,281
4.7%
1.7
Cuban
10,142
1.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
124,929
22.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
381,904
68.7%
82.2
Union County, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
29,103
7.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
23,500
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
107,616
28.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
61,468
16.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
22,941
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
81,098
21.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
50,228
13.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
52,603
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
323,351
86.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
131,326
35.0%
31.2
Union County, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
164,673
36.8%
33.7%
Now Married
212,300
47.5%
47.5
Divorced
35,542
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
9,226
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
25,151
5.6
5.8%
Union County, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
289,194
55.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
231,737
44.5%
21.6%
Spanish
148,214
28.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
59,312
11.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15,666
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
8,545
1.6%
1.1%
Union County, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
10,549
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,534
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
13,337
7.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,667
7.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
20,735
11.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
32,104
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22,281
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
29,004
15.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15,829
8.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
23,882
12.7%
6.4
Median household income
72,028
57,617
Per capita income
38,854
31,128
Union County, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
222
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
21,164
7.5%
9.8
Construction
16,686
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
59,844
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23,843
8.5%
6.6
Information
6,790
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
25,449
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12,623
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
38,135
13.6%
11.4
Public administration
11,386
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
26,617
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28,621
10.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9,680
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21,342
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
107,969
38.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
41,881
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
64,358
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
45,510
16.2%
18.1%
Union County, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
274,946
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
185,853
67.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23,384
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36,120
13.1%
5.1
Walked
7,293
2.7%
2.7
Other means
11,403
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
10,893
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.6
26.6
Union County, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
21,749
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
64,908
34.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
68,320
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
32,945
17.5%
21.0
Union County, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
187,922
93.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
110,760
58.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
77,162
41.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
14,039
7.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Union County, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
201,961
1 room
6,742
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
3,644
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
20,101
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
33,327
16.5%
16.5
5 rooms
32,860
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
34,338
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
26,565
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
19,853
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
24,531
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Union County, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
201,961
1-unit, detached
104,306
51.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10,013
5.0%
5.9
2-units
35,223
17.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
13,158
6.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8,129
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,549
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
23,087
11.4%
9.0
Mobile home
270
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
226
0.1%
0.1
Union County, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
52,922
26.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
28,093
13.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
45,371
22.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
27,088
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13,827
6.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,102
5.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8,792
4.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10,120
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,110
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,536
0.8%
1.4%
Union County, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
159,470
84.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,717
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
14,225
7.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10,935
5.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
53
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
168
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
439
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
915
0.5%
1.1
Union County, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
75,293
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
686
0.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,091
6.8%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12,301
16.3%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
14,612
19.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
18,844
25.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
23,759
31.6%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
23,349
31.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,431
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,504
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,987
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24,194
32.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
828
0.0%
0.0%
Union County, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
74,133
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
568
0.8%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,033
2.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,248
5.7%
4.4%
Less than $500
4,440
6.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,833
18.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
17,760
24.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
31,251
42.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
3,029
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,206
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
8,181
11.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8,052
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,878
12.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,758
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,135
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
30,840
42.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,318
0.0%
0.0%
Union County, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
110,760
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,504
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,469
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,690
2.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,874
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24,797
22.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
42,401
38.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
23,614
21.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5,411
4.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
357,800
205,000
