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Union County, IN

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

AI Overview

Union County is a small rural Indiana county of 7,028 residents with an older workforce (median age 43.9) and a modest educational attainment rate of 20.6% holding bachelor's degrees, though high school completion reaches 89.9%. Median household income of $76,424 sits above many rural peers, while housing costs remain low—median home value of $162,200 and median gross rent of $792/month—with an 82.6% homeownership rate. The county posted a -1.7% population decline over five years, carries a 5.1% unemployment rate, and records a GDP per capita of $20,747, pointing to a cost-accessible but contracting labor market.

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

Population

7,028

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,424

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,644 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race102 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races88 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone40 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone30 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31
  2. 2.Spanish10
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

534

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,747

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance907
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)449
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)399
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities319
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services280

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,123
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations848
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations649
  4. 4.Service Occupations581
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations334

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.90×)165
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.68×)350
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)521
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)102
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)915

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$162,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$792/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999387 (16.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999374 (15.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999289 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999232 (9.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999177 (7.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999135 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,752

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,916 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled353 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home154 (4.4%)
  • Walked76 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

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.