Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,502 | 100% |
English only | 19,376 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 1,126 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 495 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 710 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 423 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 303 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 113 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,344 | 100% |
American | 3,075 | 14.4% |
Arab | 50 | 0.2% |
Czech | 21 | 0.1% |
Danish | 61 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 445 | 2.1% |
English | 2,913 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 551 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 47 | 0.2% |
German | 2,904 | 13.6% |
Greek | 13 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 17 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,355 | 15.7% |
Italian | 596 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 125 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 36 | 0.2% |
Polish | 239 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 76 | 0.4% |
Russian | 8 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 875 | 4.1% |
Scottish | 957 | 4.5% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 229 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 92 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 51 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 96 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 73 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,336 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,647 | 71.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,673 | 17.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,804 | 62.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,314 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 228 | 2.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 91 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 615 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 268 | 2.9% |
Nonfamily households | 2,689 | 28.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,363 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 1,293 | 13.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,970 | 21.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,084 | 43.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,980 | 100% |
Householder | 9,336 | 44.5% |
Spouse | 5,803 | 27.7% |
Child | 4,407 | 21.0% |
Other relatives | 906 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 528 | 2.5% |
Unmarried partner | 278 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,739 | 100% |
Never married | 1,502 | 17.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,068 | 69.4% |
Separated | 130 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 283 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 756 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,448 | 100% |
Never married | 1,324 | 14.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,111 | 64.7% |
Separated | 38 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 1,060 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 915 | 9.7% |
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 | 92 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 14.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 399 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 133 | 33.3% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 3.3% |
1 or 2 years | 63 | 15.8% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 29 | 7.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 133 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 100 | 75.2% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,862 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 217 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 230 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,973 | 51.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 741 | 19.2% |
College or graduate school | 701 | 18.2% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,307 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 807 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,841 | 11.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,085 | 31.2% |
Some college, no degree | 4,013 | 24.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,199 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,044 | 12.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,318 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.6% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,554 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,642 | 15.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,010 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,725 | 17.7% |
Under 18 years | 3,784 | 100% |
With a disability | 118 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 11,492 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,711 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 5,734 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,896 | 33.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,194 | 100% |
Same house | 18,831 | 88.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,330 | 11.0% |
Same county | 1,256 | 5.9% |
Different county | 1,074 | 5.1% |
Same state | 396 | 1.9% |
Different state | 678 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 33 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,344 | 100% |
Native | 20,870 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 20,498 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 10,587 | 49.6% |
Different state | 9,911 | 46.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 372 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 474 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 474 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 182 | 38.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 292 | 61.6% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 846 | 100% |
Native | 372 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 372 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 474 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 474 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 474 | 100% |
Europe | 123 | 25.9% |
Asia | 94 | 19.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 207 | 43.7% |
Northern America | 50 | 10.5% |