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Language Spoken At Home in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,102 | 100% |
English only | 26,631 | 98.3% |
Language other than English | 471 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 175 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 283 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 153 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 35 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 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 | 28,804 | 100% |
American | 3,927 | 13.6% |
Arab | 60 | 0.2% |
Czech | 41 | 0.1% |
Danish | 5 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 312 | 1.1% |
English | 1,906 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 290 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 16 | 0.1% |
German | 1,941 | 6.7% |
Greek | 29 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 28 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,408 | 8.4% |
Italian | 271 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 83 | 0.3% |
Polish | 126 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 15 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 777 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 707 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 196 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 75 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 13 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 62 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,831 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,997 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,332 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,180 | 43.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,653 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 580 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 302 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,237 | 18.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,377 | 11.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,834 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 3,510 | 29.7% |
65 years and over | 1,580 | 13.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,841 | 32.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,567 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,360 | 100% |
Householder | 11,831 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 5,149 | 18.2% |
Child | 7,875 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 2,538 | 8.9% |
Nonrelatives | 967 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 584 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,997 | 100% |
Never married | 3,690 | 33.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,534 | 50.3% |
Separated | 373 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 397 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,003 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,480 | 100% |
Never married | 3,289 | 26.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,275 | 42.3% |
Separated | 652 | 5.2% |
Widowed | 1,638 | 13.1% |
Divorced | 1,626 | 13.0% |
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 | 419 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 216 | 51.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 169 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 870 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 528 | 60.7% |
Less than 1 year | 41 | 4.7% |
1 or 2 years | 50 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 157 | 18.0% |
5 or more years | 280 | 32.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 528 | 100% |
Who are female | 344 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 353 | 66.9% |
School Enrollment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,562 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 369 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 437 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,857 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,483 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,416 | 21.6% |
Educational Attainment in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,946 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,814 | 9.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,815 | 14.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,310 | 36.6% |
Some college, no degree | 3,985 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,576 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,598 | 8.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 848 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.3% |
Veteran Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,233 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,013 | 9.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,398 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,007 | 21.2% |
Under 18 years | 6,430 | 100% |
With a disability | 311 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 17,321 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,515 | 20.3% |
65 years and over | 4,647 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,181 | 46.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,497 | 100% |
Same house | 24,912 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,558 | 12.5% |
Same county | 2,212 | 7.8% |
Different county | 1,346 | 4.7% |
Same state | 828 | 2.9% |
Different state | 518 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 27 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,804 | 100% |
Native | 28,634 | 99.4% |
Born in United States | 28,583 | 99.2% |
State of residence | 23,938 | 83.1% |
Different state | 4,645 | 16.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 51 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 170 | 0.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 170 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 65 | 38.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 105 | 61.8% |
Year of Entry in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 221 | 100% |
Native | 51 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 51 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 170 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 170 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 170 | 100% |
Europe | 80 | 47.1% |
Asia | 8 | 4.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 68 | 40.0% |
Northern America | 14 | 8.2% |