Union Parish, LA

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2023 Population

20,914

0.641% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.5

2.35% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

28.6%

6.61% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$45,743

2.82% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$115,400

1.62% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

7,738

3.47% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Union Parish, LA had a population of 20.9k people with a median age of 43.5 and a median household income of $45,743. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Union Parish, LA declined from 21,049 to 20,914, a −0.641% decrease and its median household income declined from $47,068 to $45,743, a −2.82% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Union Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Other (Hispanic) (1.97%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.78%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.61%).

None of the households in Union Parish, LA 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% of the residents in Union Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Union Parish, LA was $115,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.1%.

Most people in Union Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Union Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Union Parish, LA borders Ashley County, AR, Union County, AR, Claiborne Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, and Ouachita Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Union Parish, LA is home to a population of 20.9k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.56% of Union Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (536 people).

In 2023, there were 2.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.4k people) in Union Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.93k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 412 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Union Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Union Parish, LA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.4k ± 41
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.93k ± 139
Other (Hispanic)
412 ± 300

5.6%

Hispanic Population

1.17k people

5.6% of the people in Union Parish, LA are hispanic (1.17k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Union Parish, LA 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 Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

2.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

536 people

2.09%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

439 people

As of 2023, 2.56% of Union Parish, LA residents (536 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Union Parish, LA was 2.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
532 ± 162
Gulf War (2001-)
136 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
124 ± 95

Union Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Union Parish, LA employs 7.74k people. The largest industries in Union Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), Retail Trade (1,046 people), and Manufacturing (951 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($163,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,765), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,378).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.74k

2023 Value

± 677

−3.47%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Union Parish, LA declined at a rate of −3.47%, from 8.02k employees to 7.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union Parish, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,031 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (927 people), and Management Occupations (822 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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

7.74k

2023 Value

± 677

−3.47%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Union Parish, LA declined at a rate of −3.47%, from 8.02k employees to 7.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), Retail Trade (1,046 people), and Manufacturing (951 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Union Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,922

Median earning men ± $4,605

$35,552

Median earning women ± $4,313

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($78,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,424), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,017).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,667), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,643).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% 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 14.4%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

33
Other Services (except Public Administration)
26
Construction
24
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$43.7k
Manufacturing
$33.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$16.9k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Union County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 75.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.679%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (75.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.679%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Union County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 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 Louisiana 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 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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 Parish, LA was $115,400 in 2023, which is 0.38 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $117,300 to $115,400, a 1.62% decrease. The homeownership rate in Union Parish, LA is 76.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Union Parish, LA have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Union Parish, LA is $45,743. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Union Parish, LA was Census Tract 9605 with a value of $75,693, followed by Census Tract 9606 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $74,163 and $36,589.

In 2023, 7.98% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Union Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.32%.

Housing

Property

$115,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,672

$6,274

Median Property Taxes

±$549

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 Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.1%

Homeownership

2023

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.1% of the housing units in Union Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9605
Census Tract 9606
Census Tract 9603

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Union Parish, LA was Census Tract 9605 with a value of $75,693, followed by Census Tract 9606 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $74,163 and $36,589.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Union Parish, LA 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.

$45,743

Median Household Income

± $7,096

8.25k

Number of Households

± 681

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.25k households in Union Parish, LA declined from $45,743 from the previous year's value of $47,068.

The following chart displays the households in Union Parish, LA 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 Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.3%)
Carpooled (8.58%)
Worked At Home (3.57%)

In 2023, 85.3% of workers in Union Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.58%) and those who worked at home (3.57%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union Parish, LA have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.93% of the workforce in Union Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 7.98% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Union Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.32%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

28.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union Parish, LA (5.81k out of 20.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union Parish, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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 2023, 29.1% of the children was living in poverty in Union Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 13.1%.

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.

Health

91.9% of the population of Union Parish, LA has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 30.6% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 9.23% on non-group plans, and 0.805% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Union Parish, LA see 7390 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.285% increase from the previous year (7369 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10546 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 680 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,390 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Union Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Union Parish, LA see an average of 7,390 patients per year. This represents a 0.285% increase from the previous year (7,369 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.09%

Uninsured

34.4%

Employer Coverage

30.6%

Medicaid

16.9%

Medicare

9.23%

Non-Group

0.805%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Union Parish, LA grew by 0.117% from 8.08% to 8.09%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Union Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Union Parish, LA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 39.9% in Union Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Union Parish, LA.