Union City

Population: 27,300
Median household income: $47,635
Median home value: $223,100

Union City is a community in Fulton County, Georgia, home to 27,300 residents. At $47,635, its median household income sits below Fulton County's $91,490.

Between 2019 and 2023, Union City's population grew 27.6% from 21,396 to 27,300, while its median home value rose 68.6% from $132,300 to $223,100.

The typical home was built around 2002. 15.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,300
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,635
Median home value: $223,100
Median gross rent: $1,213
Housing units: 12,272
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,39627,300

Median household income

$45,324$47,635

Median home value

$132,300$223,100

Median gross rent

$967$1,213

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,396	$45,324	$132,300	$967
2020	21,976	$39,768	$150,600	$994
2021	26,273	$42,383	$169,700	$1,076
2022	26,869	$46,696	$201,400	$1,186
2023	27,300	$47,635	$223,100	$1,213

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,498	5.5%
5 to 17	5,776	21.2%
18 to 24	2,755	10.1%
25 to 34	4,856	17.8%
35 to 44	3,777	13.8%
45 to 54	2,859	10.5%
55 to 64	2,721	10.0%
65 to 74	2,054	7.5%
75 and over	1,004	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	975	3.6%
Black or African American	23,310	85.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	262	1.0%
Two or more races	521	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,232	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,239	13.0%
High school graduate	4,333	25.1%
Some college or associate's	6,092	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,319	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,288	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,178	70.2%
Carpooled	1,034	7.9%
Public transit	302	2.3%
Walked	115	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,726	13.2%
Other means	721	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,342	20.6%
15 to 29 min	3,464	30.5%
30 to 44 min	3,763	33.2%
45 to 59 min	1,031	9.1%
60+ min	750	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 15.5% (4,171 of 26,978)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,167	53.5%
Nonfamily households	5,366	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,533	94.0%
Vacant	739	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,797	41.6%
Renter-occupied	6,736	58.4%

1-unit, detached45.5%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units30.5%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,579	45.5%
1-unit, attached	1,099	9.0%
2 to 4 units	711	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3,737	30.5%
20 or more units	921	7.5%
Mobile home & other	225	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1378324
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 33.5938, -84.5626