Union County, New Jersey

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 572,549
Median household income: $100,117
Median home value: $488,800

Union County, New Jersey counts 572,549 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $100,117 runs in line with the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Union County's population grew 3.3% from 554,033 to 572,549, while its median household income rose 24.8% from $80,198 to $100,117.

49.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 572,549
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $100,117
Median home value: $488,800
Median gross rent: $1,664
Housing units: 211,269
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

554,033572,549

Median household income

$80,198$100,117

Median home value

$367,200$488,800

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,664

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	554,033	$80,198	$367,200	$1,290
2020	555,208	$82,644	$378,700	$1,335
2021	571,963	$87,369	$393,900	$1,407
2022	572,079	$95,000	$458,000	$1,570
2023	572,549	$100,117	$488,800	$1,664

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35,338	6.2%
5 to 17	99,438	17.4%
18 to 24	47,215	8.2%
25 to 34	71,215	12.4%
35 to 44	80,352	14.0%
45 to 54	78,813	13.8%
55 to 64	75,334	13.2%
65 to 74	49,790	8.7%
75 and over	35,054	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	207,815	36.3%
Black or African American	112,379	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	256	0.0%
Asian	31,556	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	7,741	1.4%
Two or more races	15,978	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196,795	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53,601	13.7%
High school graduate	104,348	26.7%
Some college or associate's	81,995	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	89,607	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	61,007	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit9.6%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	178,512	62.4%
Carpooled	23,870	8.3%
Public transit	27,449	9.6%
Walked	6,766	2.4%
Bicycle	503	0.2%
Worked from home	36,765	12.9%
Other means	12,119	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,939	20.8%
15 to 29 min	85,122	34.2%
30 to 44 min	55,873	22.4%
45 to 59 min	21,111	8.5%
60+ min	35,174	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 8.9% (50,508 of 566,136)

	Count	Share
Family households	146,100	72.4%
Nonfamily households	55,563	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	201,663	95.5%
Vacant	9,606	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116,188	57.6%
Renter-occupied	85,475	42.4%

1-unit, detached49.7%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units24.8%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	105,038	49.7%
1-unit, attached	10,522	5.0%
2 to 4 units	52,429	24.8%
5 to 19 units	15,967	7.6%
20 or more units	26,785	12.7%
Mobile home & other	528	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 34039
State: New Jersey
Land area: 103 sq mi
Water area: 2.64 sq mi
Center point: 40.6599, -74.3087