CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Union

South Carolina · 9,874 residents · 7.99 sq mi

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With 9,874 people, Union is a city in South Carolina. The typical home is worth $39,100. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 28%. The poverty rate is 22.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,874

+12%vs 2000

vs 8,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(696)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(730)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(739)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(566)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(1,448)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(1,321)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(956)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(961)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(1,080)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(607)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(163)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,794

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,110 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,231

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,175 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $349 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

37.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.1%(4,933)

Black41.9%(3,686)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(60)

Asian0.4%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.6%(5,983)

Black39.1%(3,864)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(29)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1.7%(139)

Venezuelan1.7%(139)

Puerto Rican0.9%(72)

Central American0.8%(67)

Honduran0.8%(67)

Spaniard0.5%(41)

Cuban0.2%(15)

Mexican0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English10.2%(828)

American6%(487)

German4.2%(338)

Irish4.1%(333)

Italian1.7%(134)

French0.9%(75)

Swiss0.7%(56)

Scottish0.7%(53)

Dutch0.3%(25)

Greek0.2%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(20)

Polish0.2%(18)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(16)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married38.8%(1,192)

Married39.6%(1,218)

Widowed7.5%(230)

Divorced14.1%(432)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(1,521)

Married30.7%(1,137)

Widowed16.2%(598)

Divorced12%(446)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.4%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.7%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% 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)13.1%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.1%(217)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.3%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.5%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.8%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 503 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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