COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union County

North Carolina · 84,211 residents · 633 sq mi

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With 84,211 people, Union County is a county in North Carolina. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. There are 39,466 fewer people here than in 2000. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 16% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $70,700.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

84,211

−32%vs 2000

vs 123,677 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

633 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024251K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(6,389)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(6,341)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(6,357)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(6,907)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(6,291)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(14,040)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(13,281)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(9,824)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(6,771)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(4,992)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(2,371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(647)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,957

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,638 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,135

−40%vs 2000

vs $21,978 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,700

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$406

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $587 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.7%(98,612)

Black12.4%(15,312)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(7,637)

Asian0.6%(705)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.2%(70,102)

Black15.9%(13,429)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(462)

Asian0.2%(180)

Other0.6%(500)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(17,263)

Central American2.2%(5,608)

South American2%(5,024)

Puerto Rican1.1%(2,876)

Honduran0.7%(1,749)

Guatemalan0.7%(1,661)

Salvadoran0.6%(1,610)

Venezuelan0.6%(1,458)

Colombian0.6%(1,425)

Ecuadorian0.5%(1,216)

Peruvian0.3%(767)

Dominican0.3%(734)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.2%(585)

Spaniard0.2%(555)

Costa Rican0.1%(221)

Panamanian0.1%(193)

Nicaraguan0.1%(174)

Chilean0%(72)

Argentine0%(32)

Paraguayan0%(21)

Bolivian0%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.4%(6,119)

Chinese0.5%(1,364)

Filipino0.4%(926)

Nepalese0.3%(765)

Vietnamese0.2%(565)

Korean0.2%(386)

Hmong0.1%(295)

Burmese0.1%(132)

Laotian0%(89)

Thai0%(72)

Pakistani0%(51)

Taiwanese0%(48)

+ 3 more asian origin groups with data

Japanese0%(19)

Malaysian0%(18)

Indonesian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(74)

Tongan0%(33)

Samoan0%(31)

Chamorro0%(20)

Guamanian0%(11)

Ancestry

English12.4%(31,120)

German10.4%(25,997)

Irish9.4%(23,548)

American6.7%(16,937)

Italian4.9%(12,202)

Scottish2.3%(5,764)

Polish2%(4,972)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(4,401)

French1.7%(4,274)

Subsaharan African0.9%(2,310)

Dutch0.7%(1,813)

Greek0.7%(1,718)

+ 46 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.6%(1,548)

Russian0.6%(1,535)

Norwegian0.6%(1,447)

Ukrainian0.6%(1,428)

Hungarian0.5%(1,345)

Swedish0.4%(1,124)

Romanian0.4%(957)

Welsh0.4%(913)

British0.3%(863)

Jamaican0.3%(813)

Brazilian0.3%(778)

French Canadian0.3%(773)

Czech0.3%(637)

Arab0.2%(627)

Swiss0.2%(585)

Portuguese0.2%(496)

Lithuanian0.2%(458)

Austrian0.2%(436)

Danish0.2%(412)

Slovak0.2%(385)

Lebanese0.2%(377)

Ghanaian0.1%(275)

Nigerian0.1%(236)

Finnish0.1%(184)

Ethiopian0.1%(180)

Turkish0.1%(175)

Haitian0.1%(170)

Belgian0.1%(165)

Bulgarian0.1%(163)

Canadian0.1%(163)

Egyptian0.1%(135)

Armenian0%(113)

Latvian0%(111)

Guyanese0%(101)

Slovene0%(93)

Iranian0%(89)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(86)

Israeli0%(73)

Croatian0%(60)

Jordanian0%(58)

Palestinian0%(58)

Serbian0%(30)

Moroccan0%(23)

Barbadian0%(16)

Syrian0%(8)

Kenyan0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.0%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 20.8 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 married30.3%(29,870)

Married61.7%(60,731)

Widowed1.7%(1,647)

Divorced6.3%(6,226)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(26,009)

Married58.5%(59,437)

Widowed7.1%(7,242)

Divorced8.8%(8,906)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% 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)25.4%(3,005)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(3,835)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(3,380)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(354)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(79)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,834 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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