Union City, NJ

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2024 Population

66,463

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.4

1.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

8.51% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,310

1.62% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$471,600

5.55% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

32,571

2.89% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Union City, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

70.6% of the residents in Union City, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Union City, NJ are Total Image Beauty Academy (304 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Union City, NJ was $471,600, and the homeownership rate was 19.1%.

Most people in Union City, NJ used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Union City, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Union City, NJ is home to a population of 66.5k people, from which 70.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 54.1% of Union City, NJ residents were born outside of the country (36k people).

In 2024, there were 1.36 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (25.3k people) in Union City, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.55k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

70.6%

2024 Citizenship

71.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 70.6% of Union City, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Union City, NJ was 71.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Union City, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union City, NJ

Other (Hispanic)
25.3k ± 1.84k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.6k ± 1.86k
White (Hispanic)
6.55k ± 1.14k

81.8%

Hispanic Population

54.4k people

81.8% of the people in Union City, NJ are hispanic (54.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Union City, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
279,408 ± 12,782 people
Dominican Republic
210,288 ± 11,131 people
Mexico
108,737 ± 8,049 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.

Foreign-Born Population

54.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

36k people

55.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

36.6k people

As of 2024, 54.1% of Union City, NJ residents (36k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Union City, NJ was 55.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Union City, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
221 ± 112
Vietnam
172 ± 116
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 94

Union City, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Union City, NJ.

Health

76% of the population of Union City, NJ has health coverage, with 28.5% on employee plans, 33.3% on Medicaid, 5.94% on Medicare, 8.18% on non-group plans, and 0.0786% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

24%

Uninsured

28.5%

Employer Coverage

33.3%

Medicaid

5.94%

Medicare

8.18%

Non-Group

0.0786%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union City, NJ grew by 2.92% from 23.3% to 24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Union City, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Union City, NJ employs 32.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Union City, NJ were Retail Trade (3,761 people), Construction (3,388 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,279 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($96,402), Finance & Insurance ($88,615), and Information ($82,917).

Employment

Occupations

32.6k

2024 Value

± 1,515

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 6.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union City, NJ declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 33.5k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union City, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,893 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,829 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,813 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union City, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

32.6k

2024 Value

± 1,515

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 6.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union City, NJ declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 33.5k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union City, NJ, are Retail Trade (3,761 people), Construction (3,388 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,279 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union City, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Union City, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,571

Median earning men ± $3,805

$32,724

Median earning women ± $2,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($96,696), Public Administration ($84,259), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,141).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($80,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,536), and Public Administration ($55,313).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Union City, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Union City, NJ awarded 304 degrees. The student population of Union City, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 20 male students and 184 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Union City, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (288 and 94.7%), White (9 and 2.96%), Black or African American (5 and 1.64%), and Asian (2 and 0.658%).

The largest universities in Union City, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Total Image Beauty Academy (304 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Union City, NJ are Nail Specialist & Manicurist (153 and 50.3%), General Cosmetology (121 and 39.8%), and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (29 and 9.54%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 204 students enrolled in Union City, NJ, 9.8% men and 90.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 192 records, of which 90.6% were women and 9.38% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nail Specialist & Manicurist
153 degrees awarded
Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
29 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Union City, NJ was Nail Specialist & Manicurist with 153 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Union City, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Total Image Beauty Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

304 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Total Image Beauty Academy with 304 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 21 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Union City, NJ, which is 0.0742 times less than the 283 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 288 degrees mean that there were 32 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 9 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union City, NJ was $471,600 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $446,800 to $471,600, a 5.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Union City, NJ is 19.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union City, NJ have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in Union City, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$471,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,715

$4,907

Median Property Taxes

±$529

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Union City, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Union City, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

19.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 19.1% of the housing units in Union City, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 20.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union City, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,310

Median Household Income

± $4,602

25.7k

Number of Households

± 1,429

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.7k households in Union City, NJ declined from $64,310 from the previous year's value of $65,369.

The following chart displays the households in Union City, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Union City, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.482

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Public Transit (36.8%)
Drove Alone (33.6%)
Walked (10%)

In 2024, 36.8% of workers in Union City, NJ used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (33.6%) and those who walked to work (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union City, NJ have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Union City, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Union City, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Union City, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Union City, NJ have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union City, NJ (15.2k out of 65.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union City, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.