Mifflin County vs Union County

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

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

Mifflin County has the higher population (46,074 vs 42,570 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($72,894 vs $61,415 in Mifflin County). Union County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $142,900 in Mifflin County).

Population, income & housing

	Mifflin County	Union County
Population	46,074	42,570
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,415	$72,894
Median home value	$142,900	$222,900
Median gross rent	$792	$944
Housing units	21,425	16,158
Homeownership rate	71.5%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mifflin County	Union County
Population	46,276 → 46,074 (-0.4%)	45,111 → 42,570 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$50,219 → $61,415 (+22.3%)	$59,399 → $72,894 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $142,900 (+21.2%)	$189,500 → $222,900 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $792 (+16.1%)	$769 → $944 (+22.8%)

Mifflin County

Population

46,27646,074

Median household income

$50,219$61,415

Median home value

$117,900$142,900

Median gross rent

$682$792

Union County

Population

45,11142,570

Median household income

$59,399$72,894

Median home value

$189,500$222,900

Median gross rent

$769$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mifflin County	Union County
Under 5	6.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	14.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.5%
75 and over	9.6%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mifflin County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mifflin County	Union County
No high school diploma	15.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mifflin County	Union County
Drove alone	79.6%	72.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	9.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.9%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mifflin County	Union County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Mifflin County	Union County
Poverty rate	16.0%	9.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1960	1973