Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,833 | 100% |
English only | 15,836 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 997 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 270 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 811 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 250 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 129 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 57 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,799 | 100% |
American | 1,548 | 8.7% |
Arab | 17 | 0.1% |
Czech | 20 | 0.1% |
Danish | 66 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 422 | 2.4% |
English | 1,548 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 345 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.1% |
German | 4,229 | 23.8% |
Greek | 8 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 19 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,065 | 11.6% |
Italian | 286 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 75 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 84 | 0.5% |
Polish | 274 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 89 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 399 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 275 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 28 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 38 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 11 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,858 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,704 | 68.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,979 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,664 | 53.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,337 | 19.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 343 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 247 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 697 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 395 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,154 | 31.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,974 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 943 | 13.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,173 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,207 | 32.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,938 | 100% |
Householder | 6,858 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 3,667 | 21.6% |
Child | 5,021 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 771 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 621 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 243 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,249 | 100% |
Never married | 1,812 | 25.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,025 | 55.5% |
Separated | 80 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 306 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 1,026 | 14.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,460 | 100% |
Never married | 1,659 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,813 | 51.1% |
Separated | 203 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 881 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 904 | 12.1% |
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 | 203 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 114 | 56.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 418 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 172 | 41.1% |
Less than 1 year | 12 | 2.9% |
1 or 2 years | 27 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 43 | 10.3% |
5 or more years | 90 | 21.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 172 | 100% |
Who are female | 97 | 56.4% |
Who are married | 155 | 90.1% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,187 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 379 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten | 298 | 7.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,616 | 38.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 870 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,024 | 24.5% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,408 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,063 | 8.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,112 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,012 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,609 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,243 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,425 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 944 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.1% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,950 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,638 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,442 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,947 | 16.9% |
Under 18 years | 3,765 | 100% |
With a disability | 67 | 1.8% |
18 to 64 years | 10,610 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,712 | 16.1% |
65 years and over | 3,067 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,168 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,640 | 100% |
Same house | 15,525 | 88.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,094 | 11.9% |
Same county | 1,245 | 7.1% |
Different county | 849 | 4.8% |
Same state | 514 | 2.9% |
Different state | 335 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 21 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,799 | 100% |
Native | 17,302 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 17,219 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 11,813 | 66.4% |
Different state | 5,406 | 30.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 83 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 497 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 497 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 239 | 48.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 258 | 51.9% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 580 | 100% |
Native | 83 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 83 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 497 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 493 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 497 | 100% |
Europe | 90 | 18.1% |
Asia | 55 | 11.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 352 | 70.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |