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Union County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Union County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Union County is a small rural county of 15,551 residents with a low-education workforce — only 10.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 78.3% have a high school diploma — and a labor force participation rate of just 36.1%, reflecting a constrained available worker pool. Median worker earnings run $38,794 against a median household income of $64,146, with housing costs remaining low at a $160,400 median home value and $846/month median rent. A 3.3% unemployment rate and 2.0% population growth over five years signal modest stability, though an 18.7% poverty rate and mean commute of 37.2 minutes point to structural economic limitations.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,551

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,146

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Union County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,211 (71.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,337 (14.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,381 (8.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race584 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone143 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone38 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish597
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)55
  3. 3.Other Indo-European38
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island27
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,701

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,131
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)848
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)491
  4. 4.Construction (Group)477
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities409

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,354
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,031
  3. 3.Service Occupations817
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations662
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations661

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.74×)561
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.51×)383
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)696
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.22×)367
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)1,044

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$846/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999424 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999374 (11.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999373 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999344 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999261 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999243 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,794

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,704 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled499 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home352 (7.7%)
  • Other21 (0.5%)
  • Walked12 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.