Union County, SC has a population of 27,928 people with a median age of 43.7 and a median household income of $34,953. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Union County, SC declined from 28,125 to 27,928, a 0.7% decrease and its median household income grew from $34,033 to $34,953, a 2.7% increase.
The population of Union County, SC is 65.4% White, 30.8% Black, and 2.3% Two+. 1.32% of the people in Union County, SC speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Union County, SC are University of South Carolina-Union, with 50 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Union County, SC is $74,500, and the homeownership rate is 70.8%. Most people in Union County, SC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Union County, SC is 2 cars per household.
Union County, SC is the 33rd most populated county in South Carolina and borders Cherokee County, SC; Chester County, SC; Fairfield County, SC; Laurens County, SC; Newberry County, SC; Spartanburg County, SC; York County, SC& 2 more.
The economy of Union County, SC employs 11,245 people. The economy of Union County, SC is specialized in Manufacturing; Retail trade; and Utilities, which employ respectively 2.28; 1.29; and 1.25 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Union County, SC are Manufacturing (2,648), Retail trade (1,672), and Healthcare & Social Assistance (1,353), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting ($42,292), Utilities ($39,667), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($38,603).
Median household income in Union County, SC is $34,953. Males in Union County, SC have an average income that is 1.3 times higher than the average income of females, which is $35,667. The income inequality of Union County, SC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.418 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Union County, SC. In Union County, SC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 47 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,689. Jasper County, SC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in South Carolina.
Union County, SC is home to a population of 27,928 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Union County, SC is composed of 18,263 White residents (65.4%), 8,611 Black residents (30.8%), 642 Two+ residents (2.3%), 349 Hispanic residents (1.25%), and 35 Native residents (0.13%). The most common foreign languages in Union County, SC are Spanish (146 speakers), German (36 speakers), and Other Indo-European (32 speakers), but compared to other places, Union County, SC has a relative high number of Other Indo-European (32 speakers), German (36 speakers), and French Creole (27 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Union County, SC awarded 50 degrees. The student population of Union County, SC is skewed towards females, with 17 male students and 33 female students. Most students in Union County, SC are White (26 and 52%), followed by Black or African American (14 and 28%), Unknown (5 and 10%), and Two or more races (3 and 6%). The largest universities in Union County, SC by number of graduates are University of South Carolina-Union (50 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Union County, SC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (50 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The median tuition costs in Union County, SC are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Union County, SC is $74,500, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $72,600 to $74,500, a 2.62% increase. The homeownership rate of Union County, SC is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Union County, SC have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Union County, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.