Bronson vs Union City

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Union City: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronson and Union City are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bronson has the higher population (2,183 vs 1,814 in Union City). Union City has the higher median household income ($57,016 vs $46,607 in Bronson). Union City has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $93,900 in Bronson).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Union City
Population	2,183	1,814
Median age	35.4 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,607	$57,016
Median home value	$93,900	$107,000
Median gross rent	$775	$783
Housing units	1,018	810
Homeownership rate	66.5%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Union City
Population	2,177 → 2,183 (+0.3%)	1,665 → 1,814 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $46,607 (+10.4%)	$46,417 → $57,016 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $93,900 (+18.6%)	$77,000 → $107,000 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $775 (+17.4%)	$640 → $783 (+22.3%)

Bronson

Population

2,1772,183

Median household income

$42,206$46,607

Median home value

$79,200$93,900

Median gross rent

$660$775

Union City

Population

1,6651,814

Median household income

$46,417$57,016

Median home value

$77,000$107,000

Median gross rent

$640$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Union City
Under 5	6.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	21.7%	23.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	20.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	8.9%	7.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.1%
75 and over	4.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.0%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Union City
No high school diploma	8.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	50.8%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Union City
Drove alone	71.3%	75.4%
Carpooled	23.3%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Union City
1-unit, detached	78.4%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	22.5%
20 or more units	5.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Union City
Poverty rate	16.9%	12.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1953	1948