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Union County, OH

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

AI Overview

Union County is a fast-growing suburban county of 71,721 residents, with population expanding 17.3% over five years—well above typical Ohio rates—anchored by a high-income workforce earning a median household income of $112,322 and median worker earnings of $55,678. The labor market is tight, with unemployment at just 2.4% and labor force participation at 68.4%, while 39.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing remains relatively affordable for the income level, with a median home value of $306,600 and a homeownership rate of 79.4%, and a poverty rate of just 5.1% underscores the county's broad economic stability.

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

Population

71,721

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$112,322

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+17.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone57,329 (85.2%)
  • Asian Alone3,375 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,614 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,550 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,436 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone930 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,612
  2. 2.Spanish935
  3. 3.Other Indo-European870
  4. 4.Arabic340
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic260

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,843

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,432

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,946

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,343
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,198
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,518
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,177
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,815

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,918
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,517
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,347
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,217
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,291

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)5,932
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.61×)1,268
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.22×)2,780
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.15×)628
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.12×)1,817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$306,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,188/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,126 (21.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,001 (15.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,846 (14.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,194 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,098 (10.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999981 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$55,678

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,017 (70.0%)
  • Worked At Home7,432 (21.6%)
  • Carpooled2,033 (5.9%)
  • Other278 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit250 (0.7%)
  • Walked156 (0.5%)

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.