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Union County, PA

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

AI Overview

Union County, PA is a small rural county of 42,570 residents with a low unemployment rate of 2.3% and a labor force participation rate of 49.3%, reflecting a relatively constrained working-age pool. The workforce skews toward moderate education levels—26.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $35,390 against a median household income of $76,404. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $222,900 and median gross rent of $944/month, though the county has seen a population decline of 5.6% over the past five years.

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

Population

42,570

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,404

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,633 (88.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,526 (5.9%)
  • Asian Alone846 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race497 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races474 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone422 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,697
  2. 2.Spanish1,403
  3. 3.Other Indo-European321
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic211
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)154

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,262

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,299

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,765

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,019
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,834
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,830
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,268
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,555
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,239
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,043
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,154
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,434

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.66×)6,727
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.36×)376
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)2,044
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)913
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.93×)1,762

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$222,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$944/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,882 (17.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,724 (16.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,376 (13.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999890 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999866 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999728 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,890 (69.6%)
  • Walked1,949 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,536 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled1,199 (7.0%)
  • Bicycle306 (1.8%)
  • Other121 (0.7%)

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.