Union County, North Carolina Population 2024

263,732

Union County, North Carolina's estimated 2024 population is 263,732 with a growth rate of 2.84% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Union County, North Carolina is the 8th largest county in North Carolina. The 2010 population was 202,110 and has seen a growth of 30.49% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029300,1327,2802.49%
2028292,8527,2802.55%
2027285,5727,2802.62%
2026278,2927,2802.69%
2025271,0127,2802.76%
2024263,7327,2802.84%
2023256,4527,2802.92%
2022249,1724,9132.01%
2021244,2594,7892%
2020239,470-558-0.23%
2019240,0283,8111.61%
2018236,2174,6922.03%
2017231,5255,0242.22%
2016226,5014,4502%
2015222,0514,2841.97%
2014217,7675,5062.59%
2013212,2614,1552%
2012208,1063,1901.56%
2011204,9162,8061.39%
2010202,11000%
199084,21113,83119.65%
198070,38015,66628.63%
197054,71410,04422.48%
196044,6702,6366.27%
195042,0342,9377.51%
194039,097-1,882-4.59%
193040,9794,95013.74%
192036,0292,7528.27%
191033,2776,12122.54%
190027,1565,89727.74%
189021,2593,20317.74%
188018,0565,83947.79%
187012,2171,0159.06%
186011,2021,15111.45%
185010,051-290,081-96.65%
2024 Growth Rate
2.84% (7,280)
County Website
Union County
2020 Population
239,470
Area
633 mi²
Density
417 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
10.13% (24,262)
Founded
1842

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White178,00874.14%
Black or African American27,36011.39%
Two or more races13,3985.58%
Other race11,2934.7%
Asian9,1153.8%
Native American8930.37%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander420.02%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Union County, North Carolina Population by Race

Union County, North Carolina Population Pyramid 2024

Union County, North Carolina Median Age

38.9

Total

38.1

Male

39.6

Female

Union County, North Carolina Adults

There are 177,623 adults, (31,439 of whom are seniors) in Union County, North Carolina.

Union County, North Carolina Age Dependency

64.3

Age Dependency Ratio

21.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

42.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Union County, North Carolina Sex Ratio

Female120,73450.28%
Male119,37549.72%

Union County, North Carolina Population by Age

Union County, North Carolina Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All80,2712.9682.517.5
Married53,1393.4189.910.1
Non Family15,9611.2369.830.2
Female7,6413.2769.330.7
Male3,5303.457.542.5

3.32

Average Family Size

2.96

Average Household Size

82.5%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Union County, North Carolina Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade8,7035.63%
Associates Degree13,9239%
Bachelors Degree39,36325.45%
Graduate Degree20,09312.99%
High School Graduate35,35422.86%
Less Than 9th Grade6,0693.92%
Some College31,13420.13%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Union County, North Carolina Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Union County, North Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White113,131106,59345,626
Black17,27215,3545,265
Hispanic14,3778,9122,921
2+ Races6,7695,8012,196
Other Race6,2233,6761,319
Asian5,8215,2063,995
Native American48229081
Islander404012

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 68.63%.

Union County, North Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$68,829$93,969$54,292
Graduate Degree$98,213$136,506$63,672
High School Graduate$40,933$50,306$29,435
Less Than 9th Grade$35,725$39,324$23,417
Overall$53,687$64,337$44,434
Some College$48,845$56,768$41,220

$53,687

Average Earnings

$64,337

Average Male

$44,434

Average Female

Union County, North Carolina Earnings by Educational Attainment

Union County, North Carolina Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Union County, North Carolina Language

84.45% of Union County, North Carolina residents speak only English, while 15.55% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.53% of the population.

Union County, North Carolina Language

Union County, North Carolina Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White165,2267,6474.63%
Black26,5944,06015.27%
Hispanic28,1803,38612.02%
Other11,2381,80016.02%
Multiple13,2931,0407.82%
Asian9,0877418.15%
Native86213615.78%
Islander4012.5%

6.8%

Overall Poverty Rate

6.33%

Male Poverty Rate

7.27%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Union County, North Carolina

The race most likely to be in poverty in Union County, North Carolina is Other, with 16.02% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Union County, North Carolina is Islander, with 2.5% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.47%. Among those working part-time, it was 7.13%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 13.46%.

Union County, North Carolina Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade15.64%
High School8.48%
Some College5.34%
Bachelors or Greater2.25%

Union County, North Carolina Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed21.63%
Male Unemployed18.94%
Female Employed3.33%
Male Employed2.35%

Union County, North Carolina Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Union County, North Carolina Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$111,518$143,992
Households$95,533$129,144
Married Families$125,644$158,874
Non Families$46,362$60,986

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Union County, North Carolina Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

58.9%

Overall Marriage Rate

60.9%

Male Marriage Rate

57.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Union County, North Carolina Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Union County, North Carolina Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Union County, North Carolina Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Union County, North Carolina Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

11,429

Number of Veterans

10,258

Male Veterans

1,171

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam3,617
First Gulf War3,485
Second Gulf War2,535
Korea397
World War II129

Union County, North Carolina Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 543,918
65 to 742,585
75+2,181
55 to 641,941
18 to 34804

Union County, North Carolina Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White9,0060.06696309074145675
Black1,9490.09679181565355582
Hispanic3960.02229353149805776
2+ Races2500.030185945423810673
Other Race1460.019112449273465112
Asian730.011476182990095897
Native American50.008278145695364239

Union County, North Carolina Veterans by Race

Union County, North Carolina Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.15%

Veteran Poverty Rate

20.71%

Veteran Disability Rate

Union County, North Carolina Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

67.7%

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Employment Rate

4.3%

Unemployment Rate

Union County, North Carolina Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Union County, North Carolina Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Union County, North Carolina Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

45.33%

Born in Union County, North Carolina

89.18%

Native Born

10.82%

Foreign Born

5.55%

Non Citizen

5.27%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

89.18% of Union County, North Carolina residents were born in the United States, with 45.33% having been born in North Carolina. 5.55% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Union County, North Carolina Place of Birth

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