Union County, Ohio

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,293
Median household income: $109,506
Median home value: $306,600

Union County, Ohio counts 65,293 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $109,506 runs above the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Union County's population grew 15.1% from 56,707 to 65,293, while its median household income rose 26.3% from $86,715 to $109,506.

39.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,293
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $109,506
Median home value: $306,600
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 24,298
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,70765,293

Median household income

$86,715$109,506

Median home value

$203,800$306,600

Median gross rent

$982$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,707	$86,715	$203,800	$982
2020	57,871	$88,565	$220,300	$981
2021	61,769	$96,634	$242,400	$1,050
2022	63,411	$104,496	$282,900	$1,144
2023	65,293	$109,506	$306,600	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,037	6.2%
5 to 17	11,810	18.1%
18 to 24	4,955	7.6%
25 to 34	8,576	13.1%
35 to 44	10,260	15.7%
45 to 54	9,144	14.0%
55 to 64	8,061	12.3%
65 to 74	5,262	8.1%
75 and over	3,188	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,079	85.9%
Black or African American	1,560	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.1%
Asian	3,152	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	237	0.4%
Two or more races	2,278	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,905	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree25.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,124	4.8%
High school graduate	13,406	30.1%
Some college or associate's	11,564	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	11,245	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,152	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,910	71.8%
Carpooled	1,930	5.8%
Public transit	216	0.6%
Walked	158	0.5%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	6,633	19.9%
Other means	447	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,121	26.7%
15 to 29 min	9,644	36.1%
30 to 44 min	6,248	23.4%
45 to 59 min	2,321	8.7%
60+ min	1,350	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 5.1% (3,169 of 62,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,567	74.8%
Nonfamily households	5,928	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,495	96.7%
Vacant	803	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,647	79.4%
Renter-occupied	4,848	20.6%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,586	80.6%
1-unit, attached	880	3.6%
2 to 4 units	1,369	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,207	5.0%
20 or more units	369	1.5%
Mobile home & other	887	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 39159
State: Ohio
Land area: 432 sq mi
Water area: 5.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.2959, -83.3670