Union City, TN-KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population

30,722

1.25% 1-year growth

2021 Median Age

42.2

0.472% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

17.5%

8.34% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$45,606

14.1% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$102,600

6.21% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Union City, TN-KY had a population of 30.7k people with a median age of 42.2 and a median household income of $45,606. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Union City, TN-KY grew from 30,343 to 30,722, a 1.25% increase and its median household income grew from $39,985 to $45,606, a 14.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Union City, TN-KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3%), White (Hispanic) (1.75%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.58%).

None of the households in Union City, TN-KY 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.

98.9% of the residents in Union City, TN-KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Union City, TN-KY was $102,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.9%.

Most people in Union City, TN-KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Union City, TN-KY was 2 cars per household.

Union City, TN-KY borders Dyersburg, TN and Martin, TN.

United States Kentucky Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Union City, TN-KY is home to a population of 30.7k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.72% of Union City, TN-KY residents were born outside of the country (529 people).

In 2021, there were 7.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.7k people) in Union City, TN-KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 923 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.9%

2021 Citizenship

98.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.9% of Union City, TN-KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Union City, TN-KY was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union City, TN-KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.7k ± 276
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.31k ± 106
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
923 ± 289

4.9%

Hispanic Population

1.51k people

4.9% of the people in Union City, TN-KY are hispanic (1.51k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Union City, TN-KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.72%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

529 people

1.65%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

500 people

As of 2021, 1.72% of Union City, TN-KY residents (529 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Union City, TN-KY was 1.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
707 ± 159
Gulf War (1990s)
286 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
232 ± 82

Union City, TN-KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Union City, TN-KY employs 13.1k people. The largest industries in Union City, TN-KY are Manufacturing (3,044 people), Retail Trade (1,632 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,452 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,500), Finance & Insurance ($56,731), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,438).

Employment

Occupations

13.1k

2021 Value

± 724

3.73%

1 Year growth

± 7.57%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Union City, TN-KY grew at a rate of 3.73%, from 12.6k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union City, TN-KY, are Production Occupations (1,721 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,274 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,162 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union City, TN-KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee and Kentucky (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.1k

2021 Value

± 724

3.73%

1 Year growth

± 7.57%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Union City, TN-KY grew at a rate of 3.73%, from 12.6k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union City, TN-KY, are Manufacturing (3,044 people), Retail Trade (1,632 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,452 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union City, TN-KY, though some of these residents may live in Union City, TN-KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,607

Median earning men ± $3,189

$28,635

Median earning women ± $2,052

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,110), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,481).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,782), Public Administration ($40,987), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,633).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

278
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
255
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
197
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee and Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Tennessee and Kentucky.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee and Kentucky product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $108B, followed by Electronics ($87.8B) and Mixed freight ($69.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Tennessee and Kentucky products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Tennessee and Kentucky.

$330B

2020 Value in Kentucky

$644B

Projected 2050 Value in Kentucky

95% growth

$471B

2020 Value in Tennessee

$1.05T

Projected 2050 Value in Tennessee

123% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.

Comparatively, total outbound Tennessee trade was $471B. This is expected to increase 123% to $1.05T by 2050.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee and Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Tennessee and Kentucky.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$44.2B
Georgia
$41.9B
California
$39.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee and Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $44.2B, followed by Georgia with $41.9B and California and $39.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Tennessee and Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee and Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, Mitch McConnell, and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee and Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee and Kentucky is currently represented by 15 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, TN-KY. Showing the available data for Tennessee and Kentucky.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (61.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Independent and Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee and Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee and Kentucky

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, Mitch McConnell, and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Tennessee and Kentucky.

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 Tennessee and Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee and Kentucky

Tennessee and Kentucky is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee and Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.776% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.722% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.89M), Some college (1.97M), and Bachelors Degree (1.42M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union City, TN-KY was $102,600 in 2021, which is 0.419 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $96,600 to $102,600, a 6.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Union City, TN-KY is 64.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Union City, TN-KY have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union City, TN-KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Union City, TN-KY is $45,606. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Union City, TN-KY was Williamson County, TN with a value of $116,492, followed by Oldham County, KY and Spencer County, KY, with respective values of $109,815 and $92,973.

Property

$102,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$6,018

$8,135

Median Property Taxes

±$512

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, TN-KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.9%

Homeownership

2021

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 64.9% of the housing units in Union City, TN-KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Union City, TN-KY was Williamson County, TN with a value of $116,492, followed by Oldham County, KY and Spencer County, KY, with respective values of $109,815 and $92,973.

The following map shows all of the counties in Union City, TN-KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$45,606

Median Household Income

± $2,477

12.5k

Number of Households

± 662

In 2021, the median household income of the 12.5k households in Union City, TN-KY grew to $45,606 from the previous year's value of $39,985.

The following chart displays the households in Union City, TN-KY 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Union City, TN-KY is from Tennessee and Kentucky.

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2020 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.454

2020 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2021, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.126% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

In the same year, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 and income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478, meaning wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee and Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (85.9%)
Carpooled (8.31%)
Walked (2.12%)

In 2021, 85.9% of workers in Union City, TN-KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.31%) and those who walked to work (2.12%).

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

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union City, TN-KY have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.08% of the workforce in Union City, TN-KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Union City, TN-KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Union City, TN-KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union City, TN-KY (5.28k out of 30.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union City, TN-KY is White, followed by Black 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.4% of the population of Union City, TN-KY has health coverage, with 38.2% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1401 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.358% increase from the previous year (1396 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1794 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 594 patients per year.

Similarly, primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1536 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.454% decrease from the previous year (1543 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1519 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 388 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee and Kentucky.

1,401 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

1,536 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,401 patients per year. This represents a 0.358% increase from the previous year (1,396 patients).

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,536 patients per year. This represents a 0.454% decrease from the previous year (1,543 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tennessee and Kentucky in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.59%

Uninsured

38.2%

Employer Coverage

22.7%

Medicaid

16.6%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

2.23%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union City, TN-KY declined by 0.329% from 8.62% to 8.59%.

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