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Union County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Union County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Union County is a small, predominantly residential mountain county of 25,598 residents with an 84.4% homeownership rate, median home value of $272,600, and median gross rent of just $842/month, reflecting its rural character rather than an industrial or commercial base. The labor force participation rate of 45.4% is notably low, consistent with a median age of 55.9 years, and the available workforce of roughly 11,600 skews older, with 25.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $34,453. The county has grown 12.4% over five years, unemployment sits at 3.6%, and a poverty rate of 10.4% rounds out a picture of a relatively affordable, retirement-oriented community with modest but stable economic output.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,598

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,176

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

55.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.4% since 2018

Union County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,544 (93.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races739 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race424 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone243 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone176 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone93 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish624
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)60
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic60
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic52
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)40

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

33.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,554

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,856

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,300
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,284
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,272
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)934
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing816

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,603
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,129
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,647
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,531
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,145

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.91×)1,286
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.45×)665
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)1,200
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.12×)173
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)866

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$272,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$842/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,769 (18.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,415 (14.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,404 (14.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999836 (8.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999823 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999582 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,453

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,878 (80.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,088 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled682 (7.0%)
  • Other55 (0.6%)
  • Walked41 (0.4%)
  • Taxi10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.