Union County is home to 26,304 people in Georgia. At a median age of 55.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 9,015 people. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,176, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Union County
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.1 → 55.9(+16.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population11,993 → 26,304(+119%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.3% → 92.5%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)13.2%(337)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(424)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.1%(1,202)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(150)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,554 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 County, decade by decade
Union County 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
11,993
$48,661
$140,164
10.1%
1.8
2000
17,289
$58,098
$193,278
12.5%
6.4
2010
21,356
$59,410
$283,398
21.6%
11.4
2020
24,632
$60,242
$241,196
22.7%
19.2
2024
26,304
$66,176
$307,400
26.9%
17.7
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.
