Ohio County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (7,028 vs 5,993 in Ohio County). Union County has the higher median household income ($79,500 vs $67,942 in Ohio County). Ohio County has the higher median home value ($193,500 vs $162,200 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Ohio County	Union County
Population	5,993	7,028
Median age	46.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,942	$79,500
Median home value	$193,500	$162,200
Median gross rent	$852	$792
Housing units	2,755	3,250
Homeownership rate	77.1%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ohio County	Union County
Population	5,874 → 5,993 (+2.0%)	7,113 → 7,028 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$60,128 → $67,942 (+13.0%)	$50,375 → $79,500 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$151,200 → $193,500 (+28.0%)	$116,300 → $162,200 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $852 (+27.4%)	$797 → $792 (-0.6%)

Ohio County

Population

5,8745,993

Median household income

$60,128$67,942

Median home value

$151,200$193,500

Median gross rent

$669$852

Union County

Population

7,1137,028

Median household income

$50,375$79,500

Median home value

$116,300$162,200

Median gross rent

$797$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ohio County	Union County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.5%
75 and over	9.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ohio County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ohio County	Union County
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	42.9%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ohio County	Union County
Drove alone	82.4%	87.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ohio County	Union County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Ohio County	Union County
Poverty rate	8.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.31	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1977	1968