Hart County vs Union County

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

Hart 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.

Hart County has the higher population (26,484 vs 25,598 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($65,697 vs $57,241 in Hart County). Union County has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $206,500 in Hart County).

Population, income & housing

	Hart County	Union County
Population	26,484	25,598
Median age	44.7 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,241	$65,697
Median home value	$206,500	$272,600
Median gross rent	$814	$842
Housing units	13,019	14,952
Homeownership rate	75.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hart County	Union County
Population	25,773 → 26,484 (+2.8%)	23,288 → 25,598 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$43,204 → $57,241 (+32.5%)	$50,021 → $65,697 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$137,700 → $206,500 (+50.0%)	$196,500 → $272,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $814 (+13.1%)	$780 → $842 (+7.9%)

Hart County

Population

25,77326,484

Median household income

$43,204$57,241

Median home value

$137,700$206,500

Median gross rent

$720$814

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)

	Hart County	Union County
Under 5	5.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	20.3%
75 and over	9.5%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hart County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	92.8%
Black or African American	17.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hart County	Union County
No high school diploma	15.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	35.3%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hart County	Union County
Drove alone	79.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hart County	Union County
1-unit, detached	69.4%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Hart County	Union County
Poverty rate	11.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1986	1994