Jefferson County vs Union County

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

Jefferson 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.

Union County has the higher population (15,551 vs 14,713 in Jefferson County). Union County has the higher median household income ($64,922 vs $56,984 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $160,400 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Union County
Population	14,713	15,551
Median age	47.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,984	$64,922
Median home value	$198,800	$160,400
Median gross rent	$790	$846
Housing units	6,815	4,772
Homeownership rate	75.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Union County
Population	14,161 → 14,713 (+3.9%)	15,303 → 15,551 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$47,240 → $56,984 (+20.6%)	$44,270 → $64,922 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$133,500 → $198,800 (+48.9%)	$118,400 → $160,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $790 (+2.6%)	$657 → $846 (+28.8%)

Jefferson County

Population

14,16114,713

Median household income

$47,240$56,984

Median home value

$133,500$198,800

Median gross rent

$770$790

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)

	Jefferson County	Union County
Under 5	4.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.3%
75 and over	9.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	71.3%
Black or African American	30.0%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Union County
No high school diploma	12.2%	21.7%
High school graduate	38.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Union County
Drove alone	78.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	11.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Union County
1-unit, detached	59.9%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	48.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Union County
Poverty rate	20.3%	18.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1988	1991