Union County, North Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Union County is 2nd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Income per household

Union County is 2nd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in People per household

Union County is 2nd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Union County is 5th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Home ownership rate

Union County is 7th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Income per capita

Union County is 9th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Current population (2012)

Union County is 9th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Union County is 10th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Union County is 10th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Home median value

Union County is 10th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	208,520	9th	9,752,073	313,914,040
Size in square miles	631.5	23rd	48,617.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	318.7	14th	196.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	20th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.4%	2nd	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.5%	92nd	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.0%	18th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.9%	12th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	83.7%	37th	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.1%	63rd	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	52nd	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.9%	16th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	22nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	35th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	15th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	44th	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	50.6%	74th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.4%	12th	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	73,667	12th	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.1%	70th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	66,720	10th	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	82.9%	5th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$196,400	10th	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.9	2nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,158	10th	48,692	829,658

Income Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$28,835	7th	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$64,813	2nd	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.7%	99th	16.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Union County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,951	11th	215,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	43,741	15th	3,284,592	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	18,189	9th	798,791	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,699,810	17th	$114,578,173	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,214	59th	$12,641	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	97th	$16,126,939	$613,795,732