2022 population: 11,887 ( 647 from 2010 , 258 from 2020)
Land area: 423.6 square miles
Population density: 28.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,034	92.82%	8.3%
Black:	169	1.42%	92.0%
Indian:	42	0.35%	40.0%
Asian:	122	1.03%	96.8%
2+ races:	126	1.06%	28.6%
Hispanic:	394	3.31%	75.1%

Total non-White:	853	7.18%	68.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	260	10.7
Deaths:	397	16.3
Net Migration:	-182	-7.5
Net Immigration:	53	2.2

Change in White population:	-995	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	348	2.8

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
12,534
12,029	95.97%
88	0.70%
30	0.24%
62	0.49%
98	0.78%
225	1.80%
505	4.03%

2000
12,309
12,044	97.85%
28	0.23%
19	0.15%
31	0.25%
59	0.48%
125	1.02%
265	2.15%

1990
12,750
12,613	98.93%
29	0.23%
36	0.28%
47	0.37%
n/a
25	0.20%
137	1.07%

1980
13,858
13,689	98.78%
19	0.14%
4	0.03%
81	0.58%
n/a
65	0.47%
169	1.22%

1970
13,557
13,523	99.75%
17	0.13%
3	0.02%
7	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	0.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,381	11.2
1,430	11.6
-19	-0.2
44	0.4

-15	-0.1
240	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
1,464	11.5
1,634	12.8
-64	-0.5
26	0.2

-569	-4.5
128	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,755	12.7
1,685	12.2
-1,176	-8.5
n/a

-1,076	-7.8
-32	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-83	-0.6
n/a

166	1.2
135	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, IA

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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
40.0
2,791	23.5%
9,096	76.5%
2,483	20.9%

4,979
2.37

2,981	59.9%
2,356	79.0%
350	11.7%
1,998	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
2,936	23.4%
9,598	76.6%
2,267	18.1%

5,271
2.31

3,328	63.1%
2,593	77.9%
346	10.4%
1,943	36.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
2,877	23.4%
9,432	76.6%
2,300	18.7%

5,278
2.28

3,399	64.4%
2,900	85.3%
275	8.1%
1,879	35.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
3,300	25.9%
9,450	74.1%
2,464	19.3%

5,156
2.42

3,566	69.2%
2,946	82.6%
315	8.8%
1,590	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
3,759	27.1%
10,099	72.9%
2,477	17.9%

5,313
2.55

3,795	71.4%
3,294	86.8%
246	6.5%
1,518	28.6%

2022 Housing Data for Union County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	230	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	164	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	346	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	199	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	303	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	217	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	231	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	223	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	279	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	464	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	416	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	835	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	394	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	278	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	4.9%
$200,000 or more	155	3.1%

Median Household Income	56,495
Per Capita Income	30,966

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	310	6.2%
Public Assistance	263	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	843	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,995	71.0%
Unemployed	272	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,267	74.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,767	25.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,883	1,640	53.4%
Non-Profit	229	229	50.0%
Self-Employed	583	243	70.6%

Local Government	133	322	29.2%
State Government	89	148	37.6%
Federal Government	24	64	27.3%

Total Private + Self	2,466	1,883	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	475	763	38.4%
Total	2,941	2,646	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	686	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,106	19.7%
Professional, Technical	1,008	18.0%
Service Occupations	927	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	128	2.3%
All others	1,877	33.5%

White Collar		50.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,129	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	807	14.4%
Retail trade	655	11.7%
Educational services	491	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	346	6.2%
Other services	339	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	310	5.5%
Construction	308	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	276	4.9%
Wholesale trade	174	3.1%
Public administration	170	3.0%
Finance and insurance	153	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	115	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	2.0%
Utilities	98	1.7%
Information	56	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	269	2.22%
Puerto Rican	51	0.42%
Cuban	22	0.18%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	23	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	23	0.19%
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	9	0.07%
Argentinean	9	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	73	0.60%
Korean	3	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,210	98.0%
Spanish	94	0.8%
Other Asian	73	0.6%
German, other Germanic	51	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,719	22.5%
English	1,851	15.3%
Irish	1,624	13.4%
American	690	5.7%
Swedish	627	5.2%
Scottish	314	2.6%
Dutch	298	2.5%
Polish	231	1.9%
Norwegian	221	1.8%
French	194	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	170	1.4%
Welsh	167	1.4%
Czech	132	1.1%
Italian	126	1.0%
Danish	118	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,929	98.5%
Not a citizen	178	1.5%

Native	11,875	98.1%
Foreign-born	232	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
122	1.5%	472	5.7%	2,845	34.5%	2,813	34.2%	1,424	17.3%	559	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	122	1.5%
9-12 Years	472	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,845	34.5%
Some College	2,813	34.2%
Bach. Degree	1,424	17.3%
Grad Degree	559	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,087	5,779	308	5.1%	4.4%
1991	6,052	5,686	366	6.0%	4.7%
1992	6,375	6,104	271	4.3%	4.5%
1993	6,452	6,149	303	4.7%	4.1%
1994	6,342	6,021	321	5.1%	3.6%
1995	6,431	6,132	299	4.6%	3.5%
1996	6,521	6,206	315	4.8%	3.6%
1997	6,557	6,313	244	3.7%	3.1%
1998	6,567	6,328	239	3.6%	2.8%
1999	6,586	6,334	252	3.8%	2.7%

2000	6,572	6,349	223	3.4%	2.7%
2001	6,633	6,385	248	3.7%	3.3%
2002	6,484	6,162	322	5.0%	4.0%
2003	6,269	5,918	351	5.6%	4.4%
2004	6,273	5,927	346	5.5%	4.5%
2005	6,334	6,019	315	5.0%	4.3%
2006	6,470	6,209	261	4.0%	3.7%
2007	6,585	6,316	269	4.1%	3.7%
2008	6,721	6,417	304	4.5%	4.1%
2009	6,890	6,436	454	6.6%	6.4%

2010	7,001	6,599	402	5.7%	6.1%
2011	6,988	6,614	374	5.4%	5.6%
2012	6,880	6,531	349	5.1%	5.1%
2013	6,905	6,568	337	4.9%	4.7%
2014	6,815	6,495	320	4.7%	4.2%
2015	6,576	6,304	272	4.1%	3.7%
2016	6,549	6,302	247	3.8%	3.6%
2017	6,449	6,249	200	3.1%	3.1%
2018	6,413	6,180	233	3.6%	2.6%
2019	6,357	6,151	206	3.2%	2.8%

2020	6,147	5,786	361	5.9%	5.3%
2021	6,094	5,849	245	4.0%	3.8%
2022	6,139	5,971	168	2.7%	2.7%
2023	5,959	5,779	180	3.0%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,791
Median Value	$113,800

Occupied	4,979	86.0%
Vacant	812	14.0%

Owned	3,711	74.5%
Rented	1,268	25.5%
Median Rent	$712

Single-Family Units	4,574	79.0%
Detached	4,469	77.2%
Attached	105	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	458	7.9%
Mobile Homes	264	4.6%

Union County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Union County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Union County, IA