COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union County

Florida · 10,252 residents · 244 sq mi

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With 10,252 people, Union County is a county in Florida. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $45,600. Renters pay $219 a month at the median. There are 3,190 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 17% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

10,252

−24%vs 2000

vs 13,442 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

244 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(700)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(754)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(751)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(700)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(646)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424%(2,456)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(1,857)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(916)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(722)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(487)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(213)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(50)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,831

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,648

−22%vs 2000

vs $12,333 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$219

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

30.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.9%(9,659)

Black22.6%(3,038)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(477)

Asian0.2%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(7,743)

Black23.2%(2,379)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(289)

Asian0.4%(46)

Other0.8%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.5%(385)

Cuban1.3%(207)

Mexican0.7%(109)

Central American0.3%(53)

Spaniard0.2%(32)

Honduran0.2%(31)

South American0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(18)

Dominican0%(6)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Colombian0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.1%(15)

Filipino0.1%(12)

Korean0.1%(8)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish11.3%(1,771)

Subsaharan African11.1%(1,747)

German9.5%(1,487)

American8.9%(1,405)

English7.9%(1,237)

Italian4.4%(687)

Scottish2.5%(395)

French1.3%(205)

Dutch1.3%(197)

West Indian1.2%(182)

Scotch-Irish1%(164)

Polish1%(152)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.8%(128)

Haitian0.6%(100)

Welsh0.5%(79)

Jamaican0.5%(78)

Czech0.5%(71)

Arab0.4%(58)

Hungarian0.3%(48)

British0.2%(37)

Greek0.2%(37)

Egyptian0.2%(29)

Ukrainian0.2%(29)

Canadian0.2%(28)

Swedish0.2%(26)

Israeli0.2%(25)

Croatian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Guyanese0.1%(12)

Russian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Ethiopian0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Slovak0%(6)

Finnish0%(5)

Lebanese0%(3)

Cape Verdean0%(2)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 21.9 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 married43.6%(3,709)

Married35.1%(2,986)

Widowed3%(257)

Divorced18.3%(1,561)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(891)

Married57.6%(2,540)

Widowed12.7%(558)

Divorced9.5%(417)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% 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)23.9%(265)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(172)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(322)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,111 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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