Fannin County vs Union County

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

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

Fannin County has the higher population (25,605 vs 25,598 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($65,697 vs $58,073 in Fannin County). Fannin County has the higher median home value ($274,600 vs $272,600 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Fannin County	Union County
Population	25,605	25,598
Median age	54.0 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,073	$65,697
Median home value	$274,600	$272,600
Median gross rent	$876	$842
Housing units	18,128	14,952
Homeownership rate	78.2%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fannin County	Union County
Population	25,395 → 25,605 (+0.8%)	23,288 → 25,598 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$47,997 → $58,073 (+21.0%)	$50,021 → $65,697 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $274,600 (+38.8%)	$196,500 → $272,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $876 (+10.3%)	$780 → $842 (+7.9%)

Fannin County

Population

25,39525,605

Median household income

$47,997$58,073

Median home value

$197,800$274,600

Median gross rent

$794$876

Union County

Population

23,28825,598

Median household income

$50,021$65,697

Median home value

$196,500$272,600

Median gross rent

$780$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fannin County	Union County
Under 5	4.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	11.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	18.0%	17.2%
65 to 74	18.4%	20.3%
75 and over	12.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fannin County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fannin County	Union County
No high school diploma	11.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fannin County	Union County
Drove alone	71.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	13.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	9.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fannin County	Union County
1-unit, detached	82.7%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Fannin County	Union County
Poverty rate	12.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1994	1994