Oakwood vs Union

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

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

Oakwood has the higher population (9,480 vs 6,930 in Union). Oakwood has the higher median household income ($158,968 vs $68,837 in Union). Oakwood has the higher median home value ($350,100 vs $138,800 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Oakwood	Union
Population	9,480	6,930
Median age	38.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$158,968	$68,837
Median home value	$350,100	$138,800
Median gross rent	$1,320	$1,106
Housing units	3,746	3,016
Homeownership rate	79.7%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.1%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakwood	Union
Population	8,982 → 9,480 (+5.5%)	6,628 → 6,930 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$112,917 → $158,968 (+40.8%)	$70,360 → $68,837 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$248,000 → $350,100 (+41.2%)	$100,000 → $138,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,173 → $1,320 (+12.5%)	$1,051 → $1,106 (+5.2%)

Oakwood

Population

8,9829,480

Median household income

$112,917$158,968

Median home value

$248,000$350,100

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,320

Union

Population

6,6286,930

Median household income

$70,360$68,837

Median home value

$100,000$138,800

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakwood	Union
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	25.4%	21.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	18.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.7%
75 and over	3.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakwood	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakwood	Union
No high school diploma	1.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	5.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	43.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakwood	Union
Drove alone	74.9%	91.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	4.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakwood	Union
1-unit, detached	81.4%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Oakwood	Union
Poverty rate	3.2%	8.2%
Average household size	2.72	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1938	1976