Sullivan vs Union

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

Sullivan 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 6,355 in Sullivan). Union has the higher median household income ($71,760 vs $60,137 in Sullivan). Union has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $153,100 in Sullivan).

Population, income & housing

	Sullivan	Union
Population	6,355	12,560
Median age	41.9 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,137	$71,760
Median home value	$153,100	$199,100
Median gross rent	$862	$847
Housing units	2,961	5,180
Homeownership rate	68.6%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sullivan	Union
Population	6,564 → 6,355 (-3.2%)	11,475 → 12,560 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$35,789 → $60,137 (+68.0%)	$52,577 → $71,760 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $153,100 (+46.4%)	$148,800 → $199,100 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $862 (+26.0%)	$726 → $847 (+16.7%)

Sullivan

Population

6,5646,355

Median household income

$35,789$60,137

Median home value

$104,600$153,100

Median gross rent

$684$862

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)

	Sullivan	Union
Under 5	6.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	17.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.0%
75 and over	10.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sullivan	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sullivan	Union
No high school diploma	9.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	38.2%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sullivan	Union
Drove alone	75.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	5.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	9.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sullivan	Union
1-unit, detached	76.9%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	5.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Sullivan	Union
Poverty rate	12.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1975	1996