Union City is a city of 27,728 people in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 16,107 people. Owners hold 40% of the housing stock. The median age is 32.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 36% less than in Georgia as a whole. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,549, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Union City
What changed most since 1990
Population8,375 → 27,728(+231%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share51.3% → 81.9%(+30.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share46.0% → 3.6%(−42.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Union City's population equals 2.6% of Fulton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.4%(310)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(170)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.5%(161)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 787 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Union City, decade by decade
Union City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,375
$65,558
$139,924
17.0%
65.6
2000
11,621
$64,344
$136,624
18.9%
58.7
2010
19,456
$55,254
$192,912
20.2%
40.5
2020
26,830
$48,200
$182,533
24.5%
34.6
2024
27,728
$49,549
$245,600
29.8%
39.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
