CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Union City

Georgia · 8,375 residents · 19.7 sq mi

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Union City is a city of 8,375 people in Georgia. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. There are 3,246 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $58,300. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.9% of residents. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,375

−28%vs 2000

vs 11,621 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(619)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(515)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(522)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(798)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.2%(1,944)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,437)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(638)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(420)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(492)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(421)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,315

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,322 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,370

−22%vs 2000

vs $17,208 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$531

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $702 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

42.4%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.8% in 2000

57.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic23.1%(2,690)

Black68.8%(7,998)

Hispanic / Latino5.2%(607)

Asian1.3%(147)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.7%(3,993)

Black51.4%(4,304)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(161)

Asian0.6%(52)

Other0.3%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(1,665)

Central American1.6%(435)

Panamanian0.9%(244)

South American0.6%(159)

Peruvian0.6%(159)

Honduran0.4%(117)

Puerto Rican0.3%(76)

Guatemalan0.3%(74)

Cuban0%(4)

Ancestry

American11.6%(3,222)

West Indian2.4%(679)

Subsaharan African2.4%(663)

English1.1%(315)

Jamaican1.1%(298)

German1.1%(296)

Nigerian1%(286)

Haitian0.7%(204)

Irish0.4%(120)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(116)

Brazilian0.3%(85)

Arab0.3%(76)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.2%(53)

Portuguese0.1%(39)

Scottish0.1%(33)

French0.1%(32)

Norwegian0.1%(25)

Ghanaian0%(11)

Polish0%(8)

French Canadian0%(7)

Dutch0%(6)

Romanian0%(6)

Russian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.9%(4,696)

Married33.6%(2,980)

Widowed1.7%(149)

Divorced11.8%(1,045)

Women 15+

Never married53.4%(6,732)

Married22.6%(2,843)

Widowed5%(636)

Divorced19%(2,393)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

−13.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.6%

−13.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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