Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 48,717 | 100% |
English only | 46,778 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 1,939 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 463 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 326 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 808 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 246 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 755 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 139 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 50 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,153 | 100% |
American | 7,760 | 14.9% |
Arab | 63 | 0.1% |
Czech | 139 | 0.3% |
Danish | 8 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 998 | 1.9% |
English | 6,248 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,724 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 125 | 0.2% |
German | 16,956 | 32.5% |
Greek | 115 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 556 | 1.1% |
Irish | 8,161 | 15.6% |
Italian | 2,195 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 333 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,021 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 97 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 477 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,252 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 185 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 159 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 371 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 331 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 60 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,264 | 2.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 13 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,113 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,388 | 73.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,102 | 39.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,164 | 61.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,654 | 31.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 679 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 417 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,545 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,031 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 4,725 | 26.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,814 | 21.1% |
65 years and over | 1,327 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,404 | 40.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,612 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 49,012 | 100% |
Householder | 18,113 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 11,171 | 22.8% |
Child | 16,524 | 33.7% |
Other relatives | 1,437 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,767 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,084 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,826 | 100% |
Never married | 4,557 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 11,873 | 63.1% |
Separated | 183 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 284 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 1,929 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,648 | 100% |
Never married | 5,108 | 23.6% |
Now married, except separated | 11,758 | 54.3% |
Separated | 602 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,334 | 6.2% |
Divorced | 2,846 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 838 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 176 | 21.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 653 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 276 | 42.3% |
Less than 1 year | 54 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 16 | 2.5% |
3 or 4 years | 141 | 21.6% |
5 or more years | 65 | 10.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 276 | 100% |
Who are female | 158 | 57.2% |
Who are married | 232 | 84.1% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,734 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 693 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 874 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,763 | 49.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,218 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,186 | 15.9% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,332 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 511 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,368 | 6.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,530 | 36.5% |
Some college, no degree | 7,106 | 20.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,276 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,649 | 19.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,892 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.8% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,001 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,390 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,995 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,902 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 14,069 | 100% |
With a disability | 647 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 30,044 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,485 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 4,882 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,770 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 51,544 | 100% |
Same house | 44,648 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,712 | 13.0% |
Same county | 2,748 | 5.3% |
Different county | 3,964 | 7.7% |
Same state | 3,545 | 6.9% |
Different state | 419 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 184 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,153 | 100% |
Native | 50,697 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 50,488 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 40,813 | 78.3% |
Different state | 9,675 | 18.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 209 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,456 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,456 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 677 | 46.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 779 | 53.5% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,665 | 100% |
Native | 209 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 209 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,456 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 42 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,414 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,456 | 100% |
Europe | 158 | 10.9% |
Asia | 1,021 | 70.1% |
Africa | 133 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 22 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 61 | 4.2% |
Northern America | 61 | 4.2% |