Union, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

7,642

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

2.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.92%

12.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$136,712

1.66% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$411,500

7.47% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Union, KY is home to a population of 7.64k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.91% of Union, KY residents were born outside of the country (299 people).

In 2024, there were 22.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.83k people) in Union, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 307 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 162 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Union, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Union, KY was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.83k ± 342
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 182
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
162 ± 173

Hispanic Population

229 people

3% of the people in Union, KY are hispanic (229 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Union, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

3.91%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

299 people

3.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

273 people

As of 2024, 3.91% of Union, KY residents (299 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, KY was 3.64%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
77 ± 70
Vietnam
23 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 31

Union, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Union, KY employs 4.11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Union, KY were Educational Services (615 people), Retail Trade (491 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (468 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($125,144), Wholesale Trade ($120,644), and Public Administration ($117,589).

Employment

Occupations

4.11k

2024 Value

± 576

1.83%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union, KY grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 4.04k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union, KY, are Management Occupations (943 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (430 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (393 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in 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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.11k

2024 Value

± 576

1.83%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union, KY grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 4.04k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union, KY, are Educational Services (615 people), Retail Trade (491 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (468 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union, KY, though some of these residents may live in Union, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$92,566

Median earning men ± $20,761

$65,573

Median earning women ± $5,599

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,298), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,563), and Wholesale Trade ($121,258).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,020), Manufacturing ($80,100), and Wholesale Trade ($78,142).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union, KY was $411,500 in 2024, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $382,900 to $411,500, a 7.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Union, KY is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union, KY have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$411,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,530

$2,166

Median Property Taxes

±$379

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, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.5%

Homeownership

2024

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Union, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union, KY 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.

$136,712

Median Household Income

± $9,203

2.63k

Number of Households

± 447

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.63k households in Union, KY declined from $136,712 from the previous year's value of $139,013.

The following chart displays the households in Union, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Union, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Worked At Home (21.8%)
Carpooled (3.2%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Union, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.2%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union, KY have a longer commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Union, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Union, 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, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Union, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union, KY (223 out of 7.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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