North East vs Union City

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

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

North East has the higher population (4,069 vs 2,911 in Union City). North East has the higher median household income ($67,469 vs $42,754 in Union City). North East has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $101,000 in Union City).

Population, income & housing

	North East	Union City
Population	4,069	2,911
Median age	42.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,469	$42,754
Median home value	$151,000	$101,000
Median gross rent	$731	$733
Housing units	1,914	1,505
Homeownership rate	53.7%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North East	Union City
Population	4,108 → 4,069 (-0.9%)	3,189 → 2,911 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$50,014 → $67,469 (+34.9%)	$48,026 → $42,754 (-11.0%)
Median home value	$127,600 → $151,000 (+18.3%)	$84,200 → $101,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $731 (+9.6%)	$585 → $733 (+25.3%)

North East

Population

4,1084,069

Median household income

$50,014$67,469

Median home value

$127,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$667$731

Union City

Population

3,1892,911

Median household income

$48,026$42,754

Median home value

$84,200$101,000

Median gross rent

$585$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North East	Union City
Under 5	5.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.3%
75 and over	5.5%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North East	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North East	Union City
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	66.5%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North East	Union City
Drove alone	73.9%	63.2%
Carpooled	15.7%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	9.4%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North East	Union City
1-unit, detached	59.3%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	31.5%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	North East	Union City
Poverty rate	16.0%	21.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1946	1938