COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union County

Pennsylvania · 36,176 residents · 316 sq mi

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Union County is home to 36,176 people in Pennsylvania. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $67,200. There are 5,448 fewer people here than in 2000. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $27,622, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,176

−13%vs 2000

vs 41,624 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

316 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,383)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(2,254)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(2,316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(3,380)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(3,824)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(5,380)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(5,334)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(3,743)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(3,009)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(2,491)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,545)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(517)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,622

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,336 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,679

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,918 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,200

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$351

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

25.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(36,455)

Black6.3%(2,640)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,622)

Asian1%(427)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(34,703)

Black2.5%(908)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(597)

Asian0.9%(310)

Other0.7%(255)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(387)

Puerto Rican0.8%(358)

Central American0.5%(197)

Guatemalan0.4%(180)

Dominican0.2%(66)

South American0.1%(60)

Colombian0.1%(40)

Cuban0%(21)

Venezuelan0%(16)

Costa Rican0%(9)

Salvadoran0%(8)

Spaniard0%(8)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(310)

Chinese0.4%(160)

Korean0.3%(120)

Bangladeshi0.1%(56)

Sri Lankan0.1%(45)

Vietnamese0.1%(38)

Japanese0.1%(32)

Filipino0%(15)

Thai0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(37)

Samoan0%(7)

Ancestry

German29.9%(12,675)

English8.7%(3,700)

Irish6.9%(2,945)

Italian5%(2,127)

American4.9%(2,070)

Swiss2.2%(927)

Polish2.1%(895)

Scottish1.1%(457)

Dutch1%(427)

Welsh0.9%(362)

Russian0.8%(353)

French0.8%(350)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(320)

Ukrainian0.5%(221)

Swedish0.5%(194)

Slovak0.4%(151)

British0.3%(112)

Norwegian0.3%(110)

Hungarian0.2%(100)

French Canadian0.2%(82)

West Indian0.2%(77)

Israeli0.2%(76)

Arab0.2%(75)

Portuguese0.1%(61)

Lithuanian0.1%(54)

Austrian0.1%(50)

Subsaharan African0.1%(49)

Czech0.1%(47)

Greek0.1%(39)

Turkish0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(22)

Nigerian0%(17)

Lebanese0%(16)

Canadian0%(14)

Latvian0%(14)

Ghanaian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Belgian0%(10)

Danish0%(10)

Syrian0%(7)

Egyptian0%(5)

Australian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married41.8%(8,210)

Married47.9%(9,425)

Widowed1.8%(350)

Divorced8.5%(1,671)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(4,724)

Married50.9%(8,549)

Widowed10.9%(1,829)

Divorced10.1%(1,704)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)17.9%(405)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(561)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(701)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(146)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,262 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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