Union

Population: 7,494
Median household income: $139,013
Median home value: $382,900

Union is a community in Boone County, Kentucky, home to 7,494 residents. At $139,013, its median household income sits above Boone County's $94,752.

From 2019 to 2023, Union's population grew 26.8% from 5,910 to 7,494, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $263,200 to $382,900.

59.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,494
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $139,013
Median home value: $382,900
Median gross rent: $1,721
Housing units: 2,569
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9107,494

Median household income

$125,051$139,013

Median home value

$263,200$382,900

Median gross rent

$1,814$1,721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,910	$125,051	$263,200	$1,814
2020	5,988	$123,630	$279,400	$1,774
2021	7,227	$128,050	$292,000	$1,568
2022	7,369	$131,047	$340,900	$1,705
2023	7,494	$139,013	$382,900	$1,721

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	393	5.2%
5 to 17	1,658	22.1%
18 to 24	591	7.9%
25 to 34	795	10.6%
35 to 44	866	11.6%
45 to 54	1,167	15.6%
55 to 64	792	10.6%
65 to 74	827	11.0%
75 and over	405	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,894	92.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	103	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	335	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree26.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	1.3%
High school graduate	967	19.9%
Some college or associate's	939	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,599	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,282	26.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,746	70.1%
Carpooled	378	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	688	17.6%
Other means	103	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	779	24.1%
15 to 29 min	1,229	38.1%
30 to 44 min	704	21.8%
45 to 59 min	429	13.3%
60+ min	86	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 3.3% (250 of 7,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,251	90.6%
Nonfamily households	233	9.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,484	96.7%
Vacant	85	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,176	87.6%
Renter-occupied	308	12.4%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,168	84.4%
1-unit, attached	110	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	186	7.2%
20 or more units	86	3.3%
Mobile home & other	19	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2178384
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9476, -84.6752