2022 population: 20,452 ( 1,343 from 2010 , 650 from 2020)
Land area: 223.6 square miles
Population density: 91.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,463	95.16%	5.0%
Black:	109	0.53%	419.0%
Indian:	71	0.35%	61.4%
Asian:	45	0.22%	104.5%
2+ races:	284	1.39%	24.0%
Hispanic:	480	2.35%	92.8%

Total non-White:	989	4.84%	73.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	439	11.1
Deaths:	743	18.8
Net Migration:	941	23.8
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	924	4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	419	2.2

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
19,109
18,539	97.02%
21	0.11%
44	0.23%
22	0.12%
229	1.20%
249	1.30%
570	2.98%

2000
17,808
17,426	97.85%
18	0.10%
41	0.23%
28	0.16%
150	0.84%
140	0.79%
382	2.15%

1990
13,694
13,578	99.15%
0	0.00%
8	0.06%
22	0.16%
n/a
86	0.63%
116	0.85%

1980
11,707
11,645	99.47%
0	0.00%
16	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
44	0.38%
62	0.53%

1970
9,072
9,055	99.81%
1	0.01%
1	0.01%
2	0.02%
n/a
14	0.15%
17	0.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,254	12.7
1,529	8.6
714	4.0
-4	-0.0

1,113	6.2
188	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,893	13.8
1,396	10.2
2,656	19.4
18	0.1

3,848	28.1
266	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,782	15.2
1,011	8.6
1,279	10.9
n/a

1,933	16.5
54	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,828	20.1
n/a

2,590	28.5
45	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, TN

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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
42.6
4,265	20.9%
16,187	79.1%
3,622	17.7%

7,552
2.61

5,784	76.6%
4,289	74.2%
467	8.1%
1,768	23.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
4,563	23.9%
14,546	76.1%
2,632	13.8%

7,391
2.56

5,397	73.0%
4,210	78.0%
407	7.5%
1,994	27.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
4,608	25.9%
13,200	74.1%
1,940	10.9%

6,711
2.63

5,222	77.8%
4,262	81.6%
390	7.5%
1,489	22.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
3,661	26.7%
10,033	73.3%
1,511	11.0%

5,000
2.71

4,132	82.6%
3,522	85.2%
227	5.5%
868	17.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
3,633	31.0%
8,074	69.0%
1,252	10.7%

4,001
2.92

3,389	84.7%
2,957	87.3%
187	5.5%
612	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Union County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	354	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	483	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	421	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	379	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	339	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	260	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	366	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	449	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	444	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	465	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	936	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	955	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	746	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	296	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	346	4.6%
$200,000 or more	313	4.1%

Median Household Income	57,094
Per Capita Income	28,174

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	629	8.3%
Public Assistance	189	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,392	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,561	61.8%
Unemployed	441	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,002	65.4%
Not in Labor Force	4,239	34.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,392	2,490	57.7%
Non-Profit	92	290	24.1%
Self-Employed	602	219	73.3%

Local Government	277	396	41.2%
State Government	83	151	35.5%
Federal Government	135	54	71.4%

Total Private + Self	3,994	2,709	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	587	891	39.7%
Total	4,581	3,600	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	888	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,511	18.5%
Professional, Technical	1,330	16.3%
Service Occupations	1,283	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.3%
All others	3,169	38.7%

White Collar		45.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	1,310	16.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,135	13.9%
Manufacturing	1,038	12.7%
Retail trade	864	10.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	590	7.2%
Educational services	547	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	504	6.2%
Other services	386	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	378	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	350	4.3%
Finance and insurance	289	3.5%
Public administration	194	2.4%
Information	120	1.5%
Utilities	117	1.4%
Wholesale trade	109	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	96	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	86	0.43%
Puerto Rican	210	1.06%
Cuban	21	0.11%
Dominican	1	0.01%

Total Central American	24	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	24	0.12%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	25	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	4	0.02%
Indian	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	18,504	98.1%
Spanish	252	1.3%
German, other Germanic	61	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.1%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,907	14.6%
Irish	2,300	11.6%
English	2,078	10.5%
German	1,470	7.4%
Scottish	449	2.3%
Italian	353	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	340	1.7%
Dutch	313	1.6%
European	284	1.4%
French	239	1.2%
Polish	171	0.9%
British	163	0.8%
Norwegian	152	0.8%
French Canadian	49	0.2%
Welsh	49	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,835	99.9%
Not a citizen	25	0.1%

Native	19,779	99.6%
Foreign-born	81	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,128	8.0%	1,633	11.6%	5,962	42.4%	3,501	24.9%	989	7.0%	851	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,128	8.0%
9-12 Years	1,633	11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,962	42.4%
Some College	3,501	24.9%
Bach. Degree	989	7.0%
Grad Degree	851	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,309	5,976	333	5.3%	5.3%
1991	6,478	6,056	422	6.5%	6.6%
1992	6,542	6,236	306	4.7%	6.5%
1993	6,714	6,438	276	4.1%	5.8%
1994	6,978	6,762	216	3.1%	4.8%
1995	7,386	7,049	337	4.6%	5.2%
1996	7,461	7,142	319	4.3%	5.2%
1997	7,547	7,291	256	3.4%	5.3%
1998	7,792	7,458	334	4.3%	4.3%
1999	7,952	7,676	276	3.5%	4.0%

2000	8,064	7,758	306	3.8%	3.9%
2001	8,392	8,042	350	4.2%	4.5%
2002	8,674	8,275	399	4.6%	5.1%
2003	8,702	8,272	430	4.9%	5.5%
2004	8,699	8,260	439	5.0%	5.3%
2005	8,699	8,215	484	5.6%	5.5%
2006	8,885	8,446	439	4.9%	5.3%
2007	8,768	8,382	386	4.4%	4.6%
2008	8,820	8,274	546	6.2%	6.5%
2009	8,853	7,923	930	10.5%	10.1%

2010	7,770	6,920	850	10.9%	9.8%
2011	7,828	7,020	808	10.3%	9.1%
2012	7,618	6,887	731	9.6%	8.0%
2013	7,439	6,725	714	9.6%	7.8%
2014	7,243	6,669	574	7.9%	6.6%
2015	7,234	6,746	488	6.7%	5.6%
2016	7,285	6,862	423	5.8%	4.7%
2017	7,363	7,040	323	4.4%	3.7%
2018	7,509	7,205	304	4.0%	3.5%
2019	7,703	7,392	311	4.0%	3.4%

2020	7,610	7,088	522	6.9%	7.5%
2021	7,744	7,415	329	4.2%	4.5%
2022	7,857	7,560	297	3.8%	3.4%
2023	7,912	7,614	298	3.8%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,609
Median Value	$164,400

Occupied	7,552	78.6%
Vacant	2,057	21.4%

Owned	6,083	80.5%
Rented	1,469	19.5%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	7,008	72.9%
Detached	6,878	71.6%
Attached	130	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	242	2.5%
Mobile Homes	2,289	23.8%

Union County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Union County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Union County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Union County, TN