Tioga County vs Union County

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

Tioga 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 41,078 in Tioga County). Union County has the higher median household income ($72,894 vs $62,932 in Tioga County). Union County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $176,000 in Tioga County).

Population, income & housing

	Tioga County	Union County
Population	41,078	42,570
Median age	45.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,932	$72,894
Median home value	$176,000	$222,900
Median gross rent	$850	$944
Housing units	21,542	16,158
Homeownership rate	76.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tioga County	Union County
Population	40,944 → 41,078 (+0.3%)	45,111 → 42,570 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$51,324 → $62,932 (+22.6%)	$59,399 → $72,894 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $176,000 (+23.9%)	$189,500 → $222,900 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $850 (+16.8%)	$769 → $944 (+22.8%)

Tioga County

Population

40,94441,078

Median household income

$51,324$62,932

Median home value

$142,100$176,000

Median gross rent

$728$850

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)

	Tioga County	Union County
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	14.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.5%
75 and over	9.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tioga County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tioga County	Union County
No high school diploma	8.0%	13.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tioga County	Union County
Drove alone	79.4%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	4.8%	9.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tioga County	Union County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Tioga County	Union County
Poverty rate	11.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1971	1973