Union township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,402 ( 494 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.8 square miles
Population density: 341.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,416	84.60%	15.1%
Black:	231	3.61%	54.0%
Indian:	5	0.08%	28.6%
Asian:	370	5.78%	49.8%
2+ races:	105	1.64%	32.9%
Hispanic:	213	3.33%	40.7%

Total non-White:	986	15.40%	18.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	710	14.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-216	-4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,908
4,706	79.65%
502	8.50%
7	0.12%
247	4.18%
79	1.34%
359	6.08%
1,202	20.35%

2000
6,160
4,867	79.01%
776	12.60%
8	0.13%
114	1.85%
72	1.17%
323	5.24%
1,293	20.99%

1990
5,078
4,081	80.37%
528	10.40%
0	0.00%
50	0.98%
n/a
419	8.25%
997	19.63%

1980
3,971
3,533	88.97%
293	7.38%
6	0.15%
53	1.33%
n/a
92	2.32%
438	11.03%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-161	-2.6
-91	-1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

786	15.5
296	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

548	13.8
559	14.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Union township, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.3
983	15.4%
5,419	84.6%
1,277	19.9%

2,244
2.45

1,616	72.0%
1,334	82.5%
90	5.6%
628	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
1,086	18.4%
4,822	81.6%
568	9.6%

1,752
2.57

1,221	69.7%
1,079	88.4%
53	4.3%
531	30.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,190	19.3%
4,970	80.7%
403	6.5%

1,670
2.61

1,174	70.3%
1,069	91.1%
32	2.7%
496	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
851	16.8%
4,227	83.2%
412	8.1%

1,511
2.46

1,107	73.3%
1,026	92.7%
33	3.0%
404	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
978	24.6%
2,993	75.4%
236	5.9%

1,053
2.61

759	72.1%
694	91.4%
18	2.4%
294	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Union township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	90	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	104	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	174	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	145	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	249	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	335	14.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	202	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	314	14.0%
$200,000 or more	508	22.6%

Median Household Income	118,370
Per Capita Income	53,464

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	44	2.0%
Public Assistance	46	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	94	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,704	64.1%
Unemployed	241	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,945	69.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,274	30.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,272	895	58.7%
Non-Profit	44	105	29.5%
Self-Employed	123	91	57.5%

Local Government	72	149	32.6%
State Government	25	177	12.4%
Federal Government	23	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,395	986	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	164	431	27.6%
Total	1,559	1,417	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	708	23.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	616	20.7%
Professional, Technical	991	33.3%
Service Occupations	255	8.6%
All others	406	13.6%

White Collar		77.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	390	13.1%
Manufacturing	386	13.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	364	12.2%
Educational services	358	12.0%
Retail trade	241	8.1%
Public administration	182	6.1%
Construction	182	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	141	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	120	4.0%
Finance and insurance	107	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	85	2.9%
Other services	75	2.5%
Information	73	2.5%
Utilities	64	2.2%
Wholesale trade	60	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	57	1.9%
Management	41	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	39	0.61%
Puerto Rican	46	0.72%
Cuban	38	0.59%
Dominican	1	0.02%

Total Central American	10	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	10	0.16%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	50	0.78%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	37	0.58%
Ecuadorian	12	0.19%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	1	0.02%

Other Hispanic	29	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	236	3.69%
Filipino	40	0.62%
Korean	36	0.56%
Chinese	29	0.45%
Laotian	15	0.23%
Japanese	12	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,618	90.2%
Other Indo-European	219	3.5%
Spanish	217	3.5%
Korean	36	0.6%
Chinese	33	0.5%
Tagalog	30	0.5%
Other Asian	23	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,373	21.4%
Irish	1,322	20.6%
German	1,318	20.6%
English	508	7.9%
Polish	373	5.8%
British	180	2.8%
Dutch	178	2.8%
American	138	2.2%
European	136	2.1%
Hungarian	131	2.0%
Scottish	111	1.7%
Russian	98	1.5%
Lithuanian	94	1.5%
Swedish	79	1.2%
Armenian	59	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,133	95.8%
Not a citizen	269	4.2%

Native	5,762	90.0%
Foreign-born	640	10.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
165	3.4%	116	2.4%	1,202	25.1%	1,047	21.9%	1,448	30.2%	810	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	165	3.4%
9-12 Years	116	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,202	25.1%
Some College	1,047	21.9%
Bach. Degree	1,448	30.2%
Grad Degree	810	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +158	D +314	D + 14.4%
D +472
2020 vs. 2012	R +99	D +389	D + 17.1%
D +488
2020 vs. 2008	R +76	D +337	D + 14.2%
D +413

2016 vs. 2008	R -82	D +23	R + 0.3%
D -59
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,644	52.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,443	45.8%	64	2.0%	3,151	11	5	0.07%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	1,486	56.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	971	37.1%	163	6.2%	2,620	16	11	0.07%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,545	60.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	955	37.5%	46	1.8%	2,546	20	13	0.07%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	1,568	59.6%	Barack Obama (D)	1,030	39.1%	35	1.3%	2,633	18	14	0.07%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,566	63.7%	John Kerry (D)	860	35.0%	34	1.4%	2,460	17	13	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,443

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,644

52.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,151

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

971

37.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,486

56.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

2,620

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

955

37.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,545

60.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,546

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,030

39.1%

John McCain (R)

1,568

59.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,633

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,566

63.7%

John Kerry (D)

860

35.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,460

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	38%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,230	61.9%	Phil Murphy* (D)	736	37.0%	22 [+]	1.1%	1,988	14	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 22 (1.1%);
2020	S2	59%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,690	54.9%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,319	42.8%	71 [+]	2.3%	3,080	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 57 (1.9%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 9 (0.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 5 (0.2%);
2018	S1	45%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,389	59.7%	Robert Menendez* (D)	860	37.0%	76 [+]	3.3%	2,325	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 38 (1.6%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 20 (0.9%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 18 (0.8%);
2017	G	31%	Kim Guadagno (R)	980	62.5%	Phil Murphy (D)	555	35.4%	33 [+]	2.1%	1,568	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.8%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 11 (0.7%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 10 (0.6%);
2014	S2	25%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	823	65.1%	Cory Booker* (D)	419	33.1%	23 [+]	1.8%	1,265	23	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 15 (1.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 4 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 4 (0.3%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%); Antonio Sabas (I) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,368
Median Value	$415,500

Occupied	2,244	94.8%
Vacant	124	5.2%

Owned	2,003	89.3%
Rented	241	10.7%
Median Rent	$1,687

Single-Family Units	2,008	84.8%
Detached	1,696	71.6%
Attached	312	13.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	305	12.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Union township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Union township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Union township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Union township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Union township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, NJ