Union

Population: 472
Median household income: $82,750

Union is a community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, home to 472 residents. Its median household income of $82,750 runs above the St. James Parish figure of $64,536.

Between 2019 and 2023, Union's population declined 8.9% from 518 to 472.

91.0% of workers drive to work alone. 62.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $82,750
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 226
Homeownership rate: 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 25.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

518472

Median household income

$36,083$82,750

Median home value

$135,000$127,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	518	$36,083	$135,000
2020	692	$45,980	$165,200
2021	491	—	$127,400
2022	511	$80,114	$127,600
2023	472	$82,750	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5417.8%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	96	20.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	68	14.4%
35 to 44	37	7.8%
45 to 54	84	17.8%
55 to 64	66	14.0%
65 to 74	67	14.2%
75 and over	54	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82	17.4%
Black or African American	384	81.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate57.7%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	8.8%
High school graduate	217	57.7%
Some college or associate's	65	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	51	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	141	91.0%
Carpooled	11	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	30.9%
15 to 29 min	55	36.2%
30 to 44 min	28	18.4%
45 to 59 min	8	5.3%
60+ min	14	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 6.1% (29 of 472)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	71.8%
Nonfamily households	42	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	149	65.9%
Vacant	77	34.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	144	96.6%
Renter-occupied	5	3.4%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61	27.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2277035
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.55 sq mi
Water area: 1.13 sq mi
Center point: 30.0861, -90.8890