Pacific vs Union

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

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

Union has the higher population (12,560 vs 7,299 in Pacific). Union has the higher median household income ($71,760 vs $57,119 in Pacific). Pacific has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $199,100 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Pacific	Union
Population	7,299	12,560
Median age	40.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,119	$71,760
Median home value	$244,000	$199,100
Median gross rent	$914	$847
Housing units	3,272	5,180
Homeownership rate	60.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pacific	Union
Population	6,339 → 7,299 (+15.1%)	11,475 → 12,560 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$49,142 → $57,119 (+16.2%)	$52,577 → $71,760 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $244,000 (+69.2%)	$148,800 → $199,100 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $914 (+31.5%)	$726 → $847 (+16.7%)

Pacific

Population

6,3397,299

Median household income

$49,142$57,119

Median home value

$144,200$244,000

Median gross rent

$695$914

Union

Population

11,47512,560

Median household income

$52,577$71,760

Median home value

$148,800$199,100

Median gross rent

$726$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pacific	Union
Under 5	5.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.0%
75 and over	9.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pacific	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	86.8%
Black or African American	6.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pacific	Union
No high school diploma	10.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pacific	Union
Drove alone	85.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pacific	Union
1-unit, detached	62.0%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Pacific	Union
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.01	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1985	1996