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Union County, TN

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

AI Overview

Union County is a small, predominantly residential rural county of 20,141 residents that has grown 4.4% over five years, with an 80.4% homeownership rate and median home value of $186,300 pointing to an owner-occupant, low-cost housing base. The workforce of roughly 11,000 labor force participants skews toward lower educational attainment—only 14.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $37,978, a 4.1% unemployment rate, and a GDP per capita of $17,122 that reflects limited local economic output. A mean commute of 34.6 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county, and a labor force participation rate of 54.7% indicates a substantial share of working-age adults not actively in the workforce.

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

Population

20,141

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,727

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,327 (94.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races601 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race335 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone87 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone70 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish256
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic68
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  4. 4.Other Indo-European12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

983

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,122

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,897
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,447
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,163
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)871
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)859

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,699
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,859
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,643
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,411
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,281

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.34×)1,389
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.60×)803
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.31×)531
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.06×)908
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.01×)1,071

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$849/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,082 (17.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999781 (12.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999749 (11.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999610 (9.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999479 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999441 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,978

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,491 (74.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,003 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled848 (9.7%)
  • Walked256 (2.9%)
  • Public Transit124 (1.4%)
  • Other36 (0.4%)

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.