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Union County, OH


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbus, OH
Designated Market Area: Columbus, OH
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 71,721   ( 8,931 from 2020)
Land area: 431.8 square miles
Population density: 166.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:59,810 83.39% 8.4%
Black:2,1192.95% 26.4%
Indian:1170.16% 7.3%
Asian:5,3117.41% 59.3%
2+ races:1,2991.81% 32.3%
Hispanic:3,0654.27% 100.6%
Total non-White:11,91116.61% 56.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,038 12.1
Deaths:2,1818.7
Net Migration: 7,38529.4
Net Immigration: 6832.7
Change in White population:4,649 7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:4,282 6.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
62,790
55,16187.85%
1,6772.67%
1090.17%
3,3335.31%
9821.56%
1,5282.43%
7,62912.15%

2010
52,300
48,16992.10%
1,2022.30%
1100.21%
1,4352.74%
6781.30%
6611.26%
4,1317.90%

2000
40,909
38,79594.83%
1,1392.78%
690.17%
2260.55%
3460.85%
3090.76%
2,1145.17%

1990
31,969
30,45295.25%
1,0993.44%
1010.32%
2140.67%
n/a
1030.32%
1,5174.75%

1980
29,536
28,72897.26%
5481.86%
670.23%
900.30%
n/a
990.34%
8082.74%

1970
23,786
23,36198.21%
3881.63%
90.04%
40.02%
n/a
120.05%
425 1.79%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
5,926 11.3
3,3156.3
3,4616.6
5791.1
6,992 13.4
3,498 6.7
2000's
NumberRate
6,292 15.4
2,8056.9
4,61111.3
1280.3
9,374 22.9
2,017 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
5,130 16.0
2,7428.6
7,39923.1
960.3
8,343 26.1
597 1.9
1980's
NumberRate
4,689 15.9
2,511 8.5
442 1.5
n/a
1,724 5.8
709 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,529 14.8
n/a
5,367 22.6
383 1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, OH
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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
NumberPercent
38.4
15,343 21.4%
56,378 78.6%
8,213 11.5%
22,644
2.68
16,985 75.0%
13,892 81.8%
1,125 6.6%
5,659 25.0%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
14,250 27.2%
38,050 72.8%
4,943 9.5%
18,065
2.73
13,681 75.7%
11,338 82.9%
997 7.3%
4,384 24.3%

2000
NumberPercent
34.6
11,265 27.5%
29,644 72.5%
3,982 9.7%
14,342
2.70
10,886 75.9%
9,376 86.1%
682 6.3%
3,456 24.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
8,603 26.9%
23,366 73.1%
3,540 11.1%
11,084
2.72
8,696 78.5%
7,567 87.0%
451 5.2%
2,388 21.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
9,010 30.5%
20,526 69.5%
3,088 10.5%
10,030
2.87
8,029 80.0%
7,177 89.4%
372 4.6%
2,001 20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Union County, OH

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units23,441 
Median Value$282,900 
Occupied22,64496.6%
Vacant7973.4%
Owned18,20980.4%
Rented4,43519.6%
Median Rent$1,144 
Single-Family Units19,96285.2%
    Detached19,03881.2%
    Attached9243.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,2695.4%
Mobile Homes8743.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union County, OH

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005162.3%
$10,000 to $14,9992371.0%
$15,000 to $19,9993181.4%
$20,000 to $24,9994432.0%
$25,000 to $29,9994401.9%
$30,000 to $34,9993451.5%
$35,000 to $39,9996622.9%
$40,000 to $44,9996502.9%
$45,000 to $49,9997623.4%
$50,000 to $59,9991,3095.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,2219.8%
$75,000 to $99,9992,78212.3%
$100,000 to $124,9993,13713.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992,39510.6%
$150,000 to $199,9992,84412.6%
$200,000 or more3,58315.8%
Median Household Income104,496 
Per Capita Income48,025 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state105 
Compared to U.S.92 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5232.3%
Public Assistance1970.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps8813.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed30,43175.0%
Unemployed9332.3%
In Armed Forces180.0%
Total Labor Force31,38277.3%
Not in Labor Force9,20422.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,4359,53758.5%
Non-Profit8471,71533.1%
Self-Employed1,5371,25055.1%
Local Government8991,58736.2%
State Government61389240.7%
Federal Government27912968.4%
Total Private + Self14,97210,78758.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,6384,32337.9%
Total17,61015,11053.8%
Pct. Govt.13.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,51119.9%
Sales and Office Occupations6,54120.0%
Professional, Technical8,77126.8%
Service Occupations3,79711.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1980.6%
All others7,12921.8%
White Collar 66.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,43416.6%
Health care and social assistance4,46213.6%
Retail trade3,0879.4%
Professional, scientific, technical2,9539.0%
Finance and insurance2,4707.5%
Educational services2,2576.9%
Public administration1,8405.6%
Construction1,6445.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,5224.6%
Accommodation and food services1,3054.0%
Other services1,2153.7%
Wholesale trade1,1813.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,1703.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5791.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4191.3%
Utilities3791.2%
Information3531.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing3521.1%
Management1040.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction230.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7581.20%
Puerto Rican3700.58%
Cuban210.03%
Dominican540.09%
Total Central American570.09%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan210.03%
Honduran60.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran300.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American810.13%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean350.06%
Colombian90.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian370.06%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1020.16%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,0693.26%
Chinese3360.53%
Japanese1870.29%
Korean1190.19%
Laotian560.09%
Filipino380.06%
Bangladeshi340.05%
Taiwanese200.03%
Malaysian80.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English55,42593.1%
Other Asian1,3192.2%
Other Indo-European8781.5%
Spanish6591.1%
Arabic2950.5%
Chinese2850.5%
German, other Germanic2280.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1510.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1270.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German17,38027.4%
English8,48713.4%
Irish8,13712.8%
American7,59412.0%
Italian3,7505.9%
Scottish1,6882.7%
Polish1,4332.3%
French1,1861.9%
European1,0061.6%
Dutch9571.5%
Welsh8471.3%
British6331.0%
Scotch-Irish6020.9%
Hungarian5670.9%
Swedish5250.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen61,97497.7%
Not a citizen1,4372.3%
Native60,15094.9%
Foreign-born3,2615.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union County, OH

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
424 1.0%1,758 4.1%13,144 30.5%10,789 25.1%11,101 25.8%5,821 13.5%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 424 1.0%
9-12 Years 1,758 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,144 30.5%
Some College 10,789 25.1%
Bach. Degree 11,101 25.8%
Grad Degree 5,821 13.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Union County, OH

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 16,292 15,625 667 4.1% 5.8%
1991 16,024 15,210 814 5.1% 6.5%
1992 16,150 15,087 1,063 6.6% 7.4%
1993 15,568 14,712 856 5.5% 6.7%
1994 15,737 15,053 684 4.3% 5.7%
1995 16,106 15,470 636 3.9% 4.9%
1996 16,733 15,974 759 4.5% 5.0%
1997 17,607 16,922 685 3.9% 4.6%
1998 17,697 17,126 571 3.2% 4.3%
1999 17,881 17,323 558 3.1% 4.3%
2000 22,135 21,413 722 3.3% 4.1%
2001 22,900 22,172 728 3.2% 4.4%
2002 22,983 21,980 1,003 4.4% 5.8%
2003 23,368 22,228 1,140 4.9% 6.2%
2004 23,802 22,560 1,242 5.2% 6.3%
2005 24,406 23,156 1,250 5.1% 5.9%
2006 25,304 24,155 1,149 4.5% 5.4%
2007 25,663 24,548 1,115 4.3% 5.6%
2008 26,126 24,742 1,384 5.3% 6.6%
2009 25,859 23,641 2,218 8.6% 10.2%
2010 26,706 24,451 2,255 8.4% 10.3%
2011 26,653 24,741 1,912 7.2% 8.8%
2012 26,346 24,831 1,515 5.8% 7.4%
2013 26,611 25,064 1,547 5.8% 7.5%
2014 26,874 25,677 1,197 4.5% 5.8%
2015 27,111 26,059 1,052 3.9% 5.0%
2016 27,903 26,830 1,073 3.8% 5.0%
2017 28,485 27,423 1,062 3.7% 5.0%
2018 28,704 27,708 996 3.5% 4.5%
2019 29,554 28,596 958 3.2% 4.2%
2020 29,408 27,702 1,706 5.8% 8.1%
2021 29,914 28,848 1,066 3.6% 5.1%
2022 30,281 29,368 913 3.0% 4.0%
2023 30,437 29,589 848 2.8% 3.5%
2024 37,761 36,503 1,258 3.3% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com