Snyder County vs Union County

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

Snyder 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.

Union County has the higher population (42,570 vs 39,711 in Snyder County). Union County has the higher median household income ($72,894 vs $68,435 in Snyder County). Union County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $205,500 in Snyder County).

Population, income & housing

	Snyder County	Union County
Population	39,711	42,570
Median age	40.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,435	$72,894
Median home value	$205,500	$222,900
Median gross rent	$890	$944
Housing units	16,033	16,158
Homeownership rate	74.3%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Snyder County	Union County
Population	40,483 → 39,711 (-1.9%)	45,111 → 42,570 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$58,997 → $68,435 (+16.0%)	$59,399 → $72,894 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$166,100 → $205,500 (+23.7%)	$189,500 → $222,900 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $890 (+22.4%)	$769 → $944 (+22.8%)

Snyder County

Population

40,48339,711

Median household income

$58,997$68,435

Median home value

$166,100$205,500

Median gross rent

$727$890

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)

	Snyder County	Union County
Under 5	5.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	14.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.5%
75 and over	8.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Snyder County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Snyder County	Union County
No high school diploma	15.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Snyder County	Union County
Drove alone	73.5%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	6.1%	9.7%
Bicycle	1.4%	1.9%
Worked from home	8.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Snyder County	Union County
1-unit, detached	75.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	5.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Snyder County	Union County
Poverty rate	8.6%	9.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1973	1973