COMPARING TWO PLACES
Obion vs Union City
PLACE A
Obion, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Union City, Oklahoma
Obion is 55% smaller than Union City. Union City earns more, with a median household income $67,666 higher. Union City has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -11%).
OBIONUNION CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population9582,129−55% vs Union City
Population density74338+705
Population growth-11.4%9.1%−20.5 pts
Median age38.941.4−2.5
Male55.5%59.6%−4.2 pts
Female44.5%40.4%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%71.5%+17.0 pts
Black1.2%6.9%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%11.4%−9.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other8.2%8.4%−0.2 pts
Median household income$38,167$105,833−$67,666
Per capita income$27,110$39,238−$12,128
Poverty rate35.4%11.5%+23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.419+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%20.4%−11.9 pts
Graduate degree3.9%7.1%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%2.9%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation62.1%55.6%+6.5 pts
Median home value$97,900$298,400−$200,500
Median gross rent$968$1,102−$134
Owner-occupied53.8%90.7%−36.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%10.7%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%44.4%+1.8 pts
Average commute26.927.2−0.3
Worked from home3.3%10.8%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.8%12.1%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025