Gilchrist County vs Union County

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

Gilchrist County and Union County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilchrist County has the higher population (18,494 vs 15,551 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($64,922 vs $61,070 in Gilchrist County). Gilchrist County has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $160,400 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Gilchrist County	Union County
Population	18,494	15,551
Median age	42.7 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,070	$64,922
Median home value	$191,000	$160,400
Median gross rent	$855	$846
Housing units	7,697	4,772
Homeownership rate	83.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilchrist County	Union County
Population	17,953 → 18,494 (+3.0%)	15,303 → 15,551 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$43,640 → $61,070 (+39.9%)	$44,270 → $64,922 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$104,800 → $191,000 (+82.3%)	$118,400 → $160,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $855 (+32.6%)	$657 → $846 (+28.8%)

Gilchrist County

Population

17,95318,494

Median household income

$43,640$61,070

Median home value

$104,800$191,000

Median gross rent

$645$855

Union County

Population

15,30315,551

Median household income

$44,270$64,922

Median home value

$118,400$160,400

Median gross rent

$657$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilchrist County	Union County
Under 5	5.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.3%
75 and over	8.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilchrist County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	71.3%
Black or African American	3.0%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilchrist County	Union County
No high school diploma	14.5%	21.7%
High school graduate	37.9%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilchrist County	Union County
Drove alone	82.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilchrist County	Union County
1-unit, detached	49.5%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	48.5%	48.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilchrist County	Union County
Poverty rate	11.2%	18.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1997	1991