South Fulton vs Union City

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

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

Union City has the higher population (11,040 vs 2,106 in South Fulton). South Fulton has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $45,523 in Union City). Union City has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $87,400 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	South Fulton	Union City
Population	2,106	11,040
Median age	39.3 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$45,523
Median home value	$87,400	$138,400
Median gross rent	$752	$732
Housing units	1,113	4,835
Homeownership rate	56.6%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Fulton	Union City
Population	2,305 → 2,106 (-8.6%)	10,424 → 11,040 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$35,396 → $51,875 (+46.6%)	$28,580 → $45,523 (+59.3%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $87,400 (+19.7%)	$96,700 → $138,400 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $752 (+14.8%)	$584 → $732 (+25.3%)

South Fulton

Population

2,3052,106

Median household income

$35,396$51,875

Median home value

$73,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$655$752

Union City

Population

10,42411,040

Median household income

$28,580$45,523

Median home value

$96,700$138,400

Median gross rent

$584$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Fulton	Union City
Under 5	13.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.4%
75 and over	9.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Fulton	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	63.3%
Black or African American	18.3%	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Fulton	Union City
No high school diploma	8.3%	15.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Fulton	Union City
Drove alone	87.5%	81.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Fulton	Union City
1-unit, detached	83.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	South Fulton	Union City
Poverty rate	26.3%	22.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1969	1969