Language Spoken At Home in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,257 | 100% |
English only | 20,609 | 97.0% |
Language other than English | 648 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 293 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 541 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 287 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 69 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 32 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 6 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,633 | 100% |
American | 3,041 | 13.4% |
Arab | 3 | 0.0% |
Czech | 2 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 167 | 0.7% |
English | 3,440 | 15.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,279 | 5.7% |
French Canadian | 15 | 0.1% |
German | 1,060 | 4.7% |
Greek | 21 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,469 | 10.9% |
Italian | 407 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.0% |
Polish | 17 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.1% |
Russian | 53 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 186 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 265 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 250 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 42 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 74 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,356 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,069 | 72.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,248 | 26.9% |
Married-couple family | 4,593 | 55.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,490 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 322 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 194 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,154 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 564 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,287 | 27.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,115 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 1,087 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,672 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,653 | 31.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,255 | 100% |
Householder | 8,356 | 37.5% |
Spouse | 4,588 | 20.6% |
Child | 6,801 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 1,944 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 566 | 2.5% |
Unmarried partner | 270 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,819 | 100% |
Never married | 2,372 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,038 | 57.1% |
Separated | 281 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 206 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 922 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,472 | 100% |
Never married | 2,261 | 23.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,671 | 49.3% |
Separated | 269 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,178 | 12.4% |
Divorced | 1,093 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 243 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 96 | 39.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 552 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 306 | 55.4% |
Less than 1 year | 69 | 12.5% |
1 or 2 years | 56 | 10.1% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 141 | 25.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 306 | 100% |
Who are female | 197 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 226 | 73.9% |
School Enrollment in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,643 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 193 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 409 | 8.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,310 | 49.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 918 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 813 | 17.5% |
Educational Attainment in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,409 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 979 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,017 | 13.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,569 | 42.6% |
Some college, no degree | 2,988 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 842 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,497 | 9.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 517 | 3.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.1% |
Veteran Status in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,416 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,830 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,105 | 18.4% |
Under 18 years | 5,211 | 100% |
With a disability | 213 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 13,397 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,123 | 15.8% |
65 years and over | 3,688 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,769 | 48.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,380 | 100% |
Same house | 21,019 | 93.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,349 | 6.0% |
Same county | 695 | 3.1% |
Different county | 654 | 2.9% |
Same state | 450 | 2.0% |
Different state | 204 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 12 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,633 | 100% |
Native | 22,189 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 22,130 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 18,449 | 81.5% |
Different state | 3,681 | 16.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 59 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 444 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 444 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 135 | 30.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 309 | 69.6% |
Year of Entry in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 503 | 100% |
Native | 59 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 59 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 444 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 7.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 413 | 93.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Union Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 444 | 100% |
Europe | 44 | 9.9% |
Asia | 24 | 5.4% |
Africa | 3 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 373 | 84.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |