Union County, NC Demographic Data
Union County, NC Summary
Union County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 208,520
- Area: 639.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 631.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 326.05 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 574.48 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Union County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
115,664
51%
50.8
Male
110,942
49%
49.2
Total Population
226,606
323,128,000
Union County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,264
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,620
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20,783
9.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
19,185
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
12,765
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
21,288
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,574
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
37,076
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
15,430
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10,461
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,031
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,670
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,459
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
163,746
72.3%
77.2
Female
84,577
51.7%
51.3
Male
79,169
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
154,529
68.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,387
14.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
27,160
12.0%
15.2
Female
15,095
55.6%
55.8
Male
12,065
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Union County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
221,471
97.7%
96.8
White
187,188
82.6%
72.6
Black or African American
25,691
11.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
528
0.2%
0.8
Asian
5,792
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
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
2,272
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,135
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24,917
11.0%
17.8
Mexican
15,780
7.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,140
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
705
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,292
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
201,689
89.0%
82.2
Union County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,397
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,280
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
35,366
24.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
30,242
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,943
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
33,830
23.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,931
10.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,677
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
126,312
87.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
48,761
33.9%
31.2
Union County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
47,184
26.8%
33.7%
Now Married
103,262
58.7%
47.5
Divorced
15,083
8.6%
11.0%
Separated
3,219
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
7,191
4.1
5.8%
Union County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
183,644
86.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29,698
13.9%
21.6%
Spanish
20,398
9.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,625
2.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,901
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,774
0.8%
1.1%
Union County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,965
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,455
3.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,523
7.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,640
7.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,610
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,013
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10,341
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
13,578
18.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,364
7.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6,274
8.4%
6.4
Median household income
71,588
57,617
Per capita income
33,122
31,128
Union County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,222
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,995
9.1%
9.8
Construction
9,737
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23,312
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,498
8.7%
6.6
Information
1,788
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,268
11.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,600
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,865
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
3,769
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
13,375
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,769
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,403
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,682
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
41,446
37.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
13,540
12.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25,894
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
18,039
16.5%
18.1%
Union County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
107,596
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
86,794
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,576
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
544
0.5%
5.1
Walked
1,466
1.4%
2.7
Other means
1,234
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
7,982
7.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.1
26.6
Union County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,597
2.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
15,055
20.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
34,396
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
23,715
31.7%
21.0
Union County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
74,763
94.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
61,370
82.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,393
17.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,628
5.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Union County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
79,391
1 room
406
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
498
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
1,730
2.2%
9.1
4 rooms
6,305
7.9%
16.5
5 rooms
15,665
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
11,820
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
11,956
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
9,019
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
21,992
27.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Union County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
79,391
1-unit, detached
69,348
87.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,709
2.2%
5.9
2-units
548
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
499
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,361
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
733
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
331
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
4,862
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Union County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,038
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,484
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,731
3.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,602
5.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,388
10.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,583
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
16,198
20.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
27,557
34.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,273
5.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,537
3.2%
1.4%
Union County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
32,974
44.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,290
8.4%
4.7
Electricity
33,145
44.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
835
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,285
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
234
0.3%
1.1
Union County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45,685
47295100.0
Less than $500
610
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,130
6.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3,229
7.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,922
10.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
7,995
17.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,018
19.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,781
36.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
22,997
50.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,536
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,294
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,300
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,334
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
224
0.0%
0.0%
Union County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
956
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,197
10.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,926
17.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,548
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,018
9.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
720
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,714
42.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,270
0.0%
0.0%
Union County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
61,370
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,077
3.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,048
6.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,200
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,467
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,841
24.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13,151
21.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,413
8.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,173
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
223,300
205,000
