Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,628 | 100% |
English only | 14,026 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 602 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 154 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 431 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 107 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 65 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 55 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 51 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,400 | 100% |
American | 1,281 | 8.3% |
Arab | 10 | 0.1% |
Czech | 39 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 163 | 1.1% |
English | 1,723 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 560 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 74 | 0.5% |
German | 1,343 | 8.7% |
Greek | 17 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,861 | 12.1% |
Italian | 346 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 56 | 0.4% |
Polish | 76 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.1% |
Russian | 23 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 192 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 299 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 19 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 526 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 45 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 55 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 154 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,782 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,762 | 73.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,333 | 35.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,071 | 54.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 968 | 25.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 94 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 37 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 597 | 15.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 328 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,020 | 27.0% |
Householder living alone | 848 | 22.4% |
65 years and over | 297 | 7.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,476 | 39.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 853 | 22.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,876 | 100% |
Householder | 3,782 | 34.8% |
Spouse | 2,029 | 18.7% |
Child | 3,742 | 34.4% |
Other relatives | 791 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 532 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 243 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,777 | 100% |
Never married | 3,661 | 41.7% |
Now married, except separated | 2,645 | 30.1% |
Separated | 272 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 159 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 2,040 | 23.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,251 | 100% |
Never married | 890 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,162 | 50.9% |
Separated | 100 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 454 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 645 | 15.2% |
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 | 219 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 82 | 37.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 174 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 296 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 143 | 48.3% |
Less than 1 year | 30 | 10.1% |
1 or 2 years | 57 | 19.3% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 43 | 14.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 143 | 100% |
Who are female | 86 | 60.1% |
Who are married | 100 | 69.9% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,820 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 119 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 203 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,238 | 43.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 787 | 27.9% |
College or graduate school | 473 | 16.8% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,882 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 646 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,093 | 19.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,157 | 38.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,178 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 704 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 811 | 7.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 293 | 2.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.1% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,504 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,810 | 14.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,908 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,431 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,843 | 100% |
With a disability | 131 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 6,859 | 100% |
With a disability | 784 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 1,206 | 100% |
With a disability | 516 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,236 | 100% |
Same house | 12,801 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,421 | 15.9% |
Same county | 648 | 4.3% |
Different county | 1,773 | 11.6% |
Same state | 1,503 | 9.9% |
Different state | 270 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,400 | 100% |
Native | 15,019 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 14,826 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 9,693 | 62.9% |
Different state | 5,133 | 33.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 193 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 381 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 381 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 118 | 31.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 263 | 69.0% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 574 | 100% |
Native | 193 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 186 | 96.4% |
Foreign born | 381 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 34 | 8.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 347 | 91.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 381 | 100% |
Europe | 44 | 11.5% |
Asia | 52 | 13.6% |
Africa | 59 | 15.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 226 | 59.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |