Union County, New Jersey Demographics

Union County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Union County is 32nd out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Union County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Union County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in People per household

Union County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Union County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Union County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Union County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Union County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Foreign born residents

Union County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Union County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Union County is 5th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Union County is 6th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	543,976	7th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	102.9	20th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	5,216.1	3rd	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	6th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	3rd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.8%	17th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.0%	16th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.6%	12th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	69.0%	17th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	23.3%	2nd	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	4th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.1%	11th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	12th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	3rd	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	19th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.4%	7th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	28.8%	4th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	199,684	8th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	43.5%	4th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	184,584	8th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.3%	18th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$386,000	7th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.9	2nd	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	929	8th	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$34,851	9th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$68,688	12th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.8%	9th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Union County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	13,497	6th	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	202,461	7th	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	48,019	7th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$7,312,120	6th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,069	12th	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$748,001	8th	$19,993,613	$613,795,732