Union City

Population: 66,375
Median household income: $65,369
Median home value: $446,800

Union City, a community in Hudson County, New Jersey, has 66,375 residents. At $65,369, its median household income sits below Hudson County's $90,032.

From 2019 to 2023, Union City's population declined 2.7% from 68,226 to 66,375, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $340,800 to $446,800.

The median resident is 37.8 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 15.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,375
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,369
Median home value: $446,800
Median gross rent: $1,489
Housing units: 27,442
Homeownership rate: 20.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,22666,375

Median household income

$48,992$65,369

Median home value

$340,800$446,800

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,489

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,226	$48,992	$340,800	$1,225
2020	68,073	$49,457	$360,000	$1,247
2021	67,903	$53,177	$382,200	$1,334
2022	67,258	$59,967	$448,000	$1,415
2023	66,375	$65,369	$446,800	$1,489

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,042	6.1%
5 to 17	10,264	15.5%
18 to 24	6,701	10.1%
25 to 34	9,504	14.3%
35 to 44	10,567	15.9%
45 to 54	9,617	14.5%
55 to 64	7,448	11.2%
65 to 74	4,376	6.6%
75 and over	3,856	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,547	9.9%
Black or African American	2,078	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	2,441	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	43	0.1%
Some other race	322	0.5%
Two or more races	782	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54,144	81.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,229	22.5%
High school graduate	14,875	32.8%
Some college or associate's	7,388	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,846	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,030	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone32.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit35.4%

Walked11.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,408	32.1%
Carpooled	3,248	10.0%
Public transit	11,488	35.4%
Walked	3,701	11.4%
Bicycle	216	0.7%
Worked from home	2,316	7.1%
Other means	1,083	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,689	12.2%
15 to 29 min	9,107	30.2%
30 to 44 min	8,712	28.9%
45 to 59 min	4,122	13.7%
60+ min	4,514	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 21.3% (14,020 of 65,818)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,932	65.7%
Nonfamily households	8,850	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,782	94.0%
Vacant	1,660	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,271	20.4%
Renter-occupied	20,511	79.6%

1-unit, detached4.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units36.8%

5 to 19 units32.6%

20 or more units23.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,292	4.7%
1-unit, attached	612	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10,111	36.8%
5 to 19 units	8,953	32.6%
20 or more units	6,461	23.5%
Mobile home & other	13	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3474630
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7674, -74.0323