Union City is a metro area of 30,453 people. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $133,600. 3% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Renters pay $770 a month at the median. Median household income is $54,613, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,613, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Union City
What changed most since 1990
White share89.1% → 79.2%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$104,163 → $133,600(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.5% → 18.3%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 27 metro and micro areas based in Tennessee
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)18.5%(277)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(298)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(654)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,499 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 City, decade by decade
Union City 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
31,717
$53,627
$104,163
8.5%
24.6
2000
32,450
$59,685
$117,861
10.3%
28.4
2010
31,807
$56,885
$126,163
11.9%
33.5
2020
30,787
$48,463
$117,083
15.5%
42.6
2024
30,453
$54,613
$133,600
18.3%
44.6
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.
