Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,081 | 100% |
English only | 22,765 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 1,316 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 552 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 843 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 399 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 213 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 257 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 126 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,670 | 100% |
American | 2,213 | 8.6% |
Arab | 34 | 0.1% |
Czech | 284 | 1.1% |
Danish | 365 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 688 | 2.7% |
English | 4,024 | 15.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,055 | 4.1% |
French Canadian | 278 | 1.1% |
German | 6,376 | 24.8% |
Greek | 88 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,837 | 14.9% |
Italian | 617 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 39 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 726 | 2.8% |
Polish | 296 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 106 | 0.4% |
Russian | 114 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 534 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 1,258 | 4.9% |
Slovak | 4 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 60 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 630 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 301 | 1.2% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 209 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,299 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,852 | 66.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,805 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,458 | 53.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,875 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 500 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 279 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 894 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 651 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,447 | 33.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,635 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 967 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,028 | 29.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,911 | 28.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,814 | 100% |
Householder | 10,299 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 5,505 | 22.2% |
Child | 6,494 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 1,007 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,509 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 662 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,246 | 100% |
Never married | 3,132 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,709 | 55.7% |
Separated | 104 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 269 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,032 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,727 | 100% |
Never married | 2,421 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,793 | 54.0% |
Separated | 202 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 993 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 1,318 | 12.3% |
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 | 269 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 76 | 28.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 5 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 307 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 125 | 40.7% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 4 | 1.3% |
3 or 4 years | 32 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 69 | 22.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 125 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 67.2% |
Who are married | 87 | 69.6% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,514 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 393 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 377 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,462 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,285 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,997 | 30.7% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,062 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 630 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,203 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,657 | 33.2% |
Some college, no degree | 4,455 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,454 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,395 | 14.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,268 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.5% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,903 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,444 | 12.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,363 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,211 | 16.6% |
Under 18 years | 5,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 219 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 15,445 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,141 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 4,172 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,851 | 44.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,381 | 100% |
Same house | 20,603 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,733 | 18.6% |
Same county | 2,969 | 11.7% |
Different county | 1,764 | 7.0% |
Same state | 987 | 3.9% |
Different state | 777 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 45 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,670 | 100% |
Native | 24,736 | 96.4% |
Born in United States | 24,602 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 13,840 | 53.9% |
Different state | 10,762 | 41.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 134 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 934 | 3.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 934 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 323 | 34.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 611 | 65.4% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,068 | 100% |
Native | 134 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 134 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 934 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 928 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 934 | 100% |
Europe | 99 | 10.6% |
Asia | 206 | 22.1% |
Africa | 11 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 170 | 18.2% |
Latin America | 401 | 42.9% |
Northern America | 47 | 5.0% |