Union County, Tennessee

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,141
Median household income: $61,858
Median home value: $186,300

Union County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 20,141. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,858, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Union County's population grew 3.4% from 19,488 to 20,141, while its median household income rose 38.5% from $44,671 to $61,858.

14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,141
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,858
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 9,719
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,48820,141

Median household income

$44,671$61,858

Median home value

$124,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$685$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,488	$44,671	$124,700	$685
2020	19,678	$45,143	$131,800	$707
2021	19,597	$50,868	$144,400	$771
2022	19,860	$57,094	$164,400	$838
2023	20,141	$61,858	$186,300	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,060	5.3%
5 to 17	3,282	16.3%
18 to 24	1,488	7.4%
25 to 34	2,371	11.8%
35 to 44	2,448	12.2%
45 to 54	2,642	13.1%
55 to 64	3,146	15.6%
65 to 74	2,341	11.6%
75 and over	1,363	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,049	94.6%
Black or African American	111	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	517	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	447	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,385	16.7%
High school graduate	6,207	43.4%
Some college or associate's	3,638	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,284	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	797	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,647	78.3%
Carpooled	625	7.4%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	236	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	938	11.0%
Other means	42	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,508	20.0%
15 to 29 min	1,429	18.9%
30 to 44 min	1,983	26.3%
45 to 59 min	1,498	19.8%
60+ min	1,134	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 13.9% (2,773 of 19,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,952	76.6%
Nonfamily households	1,819	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,771	80.0%
Vacant	1,948	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,245	80.4%
Renter-occupied	1,526	19.6%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,053	72.6%
1-unit, attached	113	1.2%
2 to 4 units	46	0.5%
5 to 19 units	238	2.4%
20 or more units	4	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2,265	23.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 47173
State: Tennessee
Land area: 224 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 36.2841, -83.8361