Union County, FL

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2024 Population

15,701

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

1.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.5%

4.77% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,146

1.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$169,500

5.67% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,525

4.31% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Union County, FL 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.

98.5% of the residents in Union County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Union County, FL was $169,500, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Union County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Union County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Union County, FL borders Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, and Columbia County, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Union County, FL is home to a population of 15.7k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.96% of Union County, FL residents were born outside of the country (308 people).

In 2024, there were 4.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11k people) in Union County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Union County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Union County, FL was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 126
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.3k ± 268
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 274

5.39%

Hispanic Population

846 people

5.39% of the people in Union County, FL are hispanic (846 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

1.96%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

2.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

As of 2024, 1.96% of Union County, FL residents (308 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 County, FL was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
302 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
265 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
126 ± 72

Union County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Union County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Union County, FL employs 4.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Union County, FL were Retail Trade (848 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (704 people), and Public Administration (491 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($132,098), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,190), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,545).

Employment

Occupations

4.53k

2024 Value

± 491

4.31%

1 Year growth

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union County, FL grew at a rate of 4.31%, from 4.34k employees to 4.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (594 people), Sales & Related Occupations (437 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (361 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (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

4.53k

2024 Value

± 491

4.31%

1 Year growth

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union County, FL grew at a rate of 4.31%, from 4.34k employees to 4.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union County, FL, are Retail Trade (848 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (704 people), and Public Administration (491 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Union County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,750

Median earning men ± $9,387

$36,736

Median earning women ± $4,812

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($200,391), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,710), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,723).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,306), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,433).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

14
Construction
13
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$22.4k
Transportation and Warehousing
$14.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.75k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 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 County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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 Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union County, FL was $169,500 in 2024, which is 0.509 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,400 to $169,500, a 5.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Union County, FL is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union County, FL have an average commute time of 37.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Union County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.77%.

Housing

Property

$169,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,769

$3,226

Median Property Taxes

±$394

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 County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Union County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union County, FL 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.

$64,146

Median Household Income

± $6,434

4.32k

Number of Households

± 455

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.32k households in Union County, FL declined from $64,146 from the previous year's value of $64,922.

The following chart displays the households in Union County, FL 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 County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (7.67%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Union County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (7.67%).

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

37.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union County, FL have a longer commute time (37.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.93% of the workforce in Union County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Union County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.77%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union County, FL (2.17k out of 11.1k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union County, FL 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.5% of the children was living in poverty in Union County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 273 in Union County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 1.99 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.2% of the population of Union County, FL has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 5.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Union County, FL see 3,267 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,267 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3865 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1726 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,267 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Union County, FL

Primary care physicians in Union County, FL see an average of 3,267 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,267 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Union County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.8% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 32% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.81%

Uninsured

39.9%

Employer Coverage

19.8%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

5.26%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union County, FL declined by 18.5% from 9.58% to 7.81%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 77.2 in Union County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Union County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.5% in Union County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Union County, FL.