Union City, New Jersey
Union City: Bergineline Ave in Union City NJ 07087
Union City: St. Michael's Monastery
Union City: Welcome to Union City, New Jersey
- add
your
Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the world
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
Population change since 2000: -2.2%
 |
| Males: 33,538 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 32,100 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.8 years |
| New Jersey median age: | 40.3 years |
Zip codes: 07087.
| Union City: | $59,393 |
| NJ: | $89,296 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $28,444 (it was $13,997 in 2000)
Union City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $400,700 (it was $159,600 in 2000)
| Union City: | $400,700 |
| NJ: | $389,800 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $371,370; detached houses: $509,311; townhouses or other attached units: $275,982; in 2-unit structures: $340,105; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $425,606; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $353,005
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,410.
(18.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.2% for Black residents, 20.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.7% for American Indian residents, 28.4% for other race residents, 18.8% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Union City, NJ
Profiles of local businesses
Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 50,000 businesses already created
their profiles!
Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
- 54,39682.9%Hispanic
- 5,4408.3%White alone
- 2,2263.4%Asian alone
- 2,1973.3%Black alone
- 7031.1%Two or more races
- 5510.8%Other race alone
- 1260.2%American Indian alone
Races in Union City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Union City, New Jersey as of December 01, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Union City is 2,475 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
- means the value is smaller than the state average.- means the value is about the same as the state average.
- means the value is bigger than the state average.
- means the value is much bigger than the state average.
Crime rate in Union City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 208 (174 officers - 148 male; 26 female).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.48 |
| New Jersey average: | 4.30 |
Recent articles from our blog. Our writers, many of them Ph.D. graduates or candidates, create easy-to-read articles on a wide variety of topics.
Recent posts about Union City, New Jersey on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users. Union City is mentioned 2,602 times on our forum:
 | Why Is Union City So Expensive? (62 replies) |
| Thinking about moving to union City from the Bronx (4 replies) |
| Driving around Union City roads are like land mines (22 replies) |
| Troy Towers/Doric Union City (2 replies) |
| The Doric in Union City (0 replies) |
| Union City housing market for a West Coast Transplant (31 replies) |
Latest news from Union City, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Italian (2.1%), American (1.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 01/01/1925
Elevation: 175 feet
Land area: 1.27 square miles.
Population density: 51,833 people per square mile (very high).
37,627 residents are foreign born (49.8% Latin America).
| This city: | 56.3% |
| New Jersey: | 22.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $9,159 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $10,001 (2.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Manhattan, NY 
(3.1 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities:
Fairview borough, NJ (1.9 miles ),
), Latitude: 40.77 N, Longitude: 74.03 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -14,817 (-22.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 8,696 (28.5%)
Area codes: 201, 551
Union City, New Jersey accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $208,600
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,900
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $245,300
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $45,800
- 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $108,800
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,000
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $42,800
- 1998: 1 building, cost: $90,500
| Here: | 4.2% |
| New Jersey: | 3.8% |
Population change in the 1990s: +9,049 (+15.6%).
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Construction (5.1%)
- Apparel (4.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Truck transportation (5.5%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.1%)
- Finance & insurance (4.1%)
- Educational services (3.7%)
- Health care (11.7%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Apparel (7.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
Average climate in Union City, New Jersey
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
|
|
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 94.0. This is worse than average.
| City: | 94.0 |
| U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.313. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.313 |
| U.S.: | 0.267 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 18.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 18.0 |
| U.S.: | 5.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.504. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.504 |
| U.S.: | 1.789 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 24.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2003 was 26.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 26.9 |
| U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.11. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.11 |
| U.S.: | 8.46 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0125. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0125 |
| U.S.: | 0.0098 |
Tornado activity:
Union City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/28/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Union City city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/28/1973, a category F3 tornado 36.5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Union City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 287.5 miles away from Union City center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 220.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 259.6 miles away from Union City center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 257.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.2 miles away from Union City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hudson County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Power Outage: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Union City:
Amtrak stations near Union City:
- 3 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
College/University in Union City:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union City:
- Stevens Institute of Technology (about 2 miles; Hoboken, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
- Technical Career Institutes (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 4,338)
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 12,091)
- Fashion Institute of Technology (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 9,111)
- Touro College (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 10,579)
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 2,930)
- Berkeley College-New York (about 3 miles; New York, NY; FT enrollment: 5,189)
Public high schools in Union City:
- UNION CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,467, Location: 2500 KENNEDY BLVD, Grades: 9-12)
- JOSE MARTI FRESHMAN ACADEMY (Location: 1800 SUMMIT AVE, Grades: 9)
Private high schools in Union City:
Public elementary/middle schools in Union City:
- EMERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,449, Location: 318 - 18TH STREET, Grades: 6-8)
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,310, Location: 507 WEST ST, Grades: PK-6)
- ROBERT WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,184, Location: 2800 SUMMIT AVE, Grades: PK-6)
- VETERANS' MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 445, Location: 1401 CENTRAL AVENUE, Grades: PK-5)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 342, Location: 3400 PALISADE AVENUE, Grades: PK-4)
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 4507 HUDSON AVE, Grades: PK-6)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 3905 NEW YORK AVE, Grades: PK-6)
- UNION HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 3800 HUDSON AVE, Grades: 7-8)
- COLIN POWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1500 NEW YORK AVENUE, Grades: KG-5)
Private elementary/middle schools in Union City:
- ST FRANCIS ACADEMY (Students: 275, Location: 1601 CENTRAL AVE, Grades: PK-8)
- MOTHER SETON SCHOOL (Students: 269, Location: 1501 NEW YORK AVE, Grades: KG-8)
- ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL (Students: 233, Location: 3920 NEW YORK AVE, Grades: PK-8)
- SMILING FACES EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Students: 103, Location: 3300 NEW YORK AVE, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Union City: Union City Public Library (A), Union City Emergency Medical Services (B), North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Deputy 1 / Engine 4 / Ladder 2 (C), North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Engine 5 (D), North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Squad 2 / Ladder 1 / Battalion 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Union City include: Bethany Lutheran Church (A), Church of San Lazaro (B), Emanuel United Methodist Church (C), First Reformed Church (D), Grace Episcopal Church (E), Holy Cross Armenian Church (F), Holy Family Church (G), Iglesia Apostoles Y Profetas (H), Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union City include: Elsworth Park (1), Joseph Marin Field (2), Washington Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Quill Archivists (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2007 Palisade Av), CMG Music & Games (Arcades & Amusements; 2614 Summit Ave).
Hotel: Park Avenue Hotel (60 48th).
Birthplace of: Mawel Soler - College basketball player (Bowling Green Falcons).
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.9 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 68.0% |
| Whole state: | 69.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
People in group quarters in Union City in 2010:
- 341 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 181 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 109 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 17 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Union City in 2000:
- 181 people in nursing homes
- 135 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in religious group quarters
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Banks with most branches in Union City (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Union City 7th St, Union City 39th St, Union City. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- TD Bank, National Association: American Branch, Summit Avenue Branch, Union Store Branch. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- Oritani Bank: Summit Ave Branch, Bergenline Avenue Branch, Hamilton Savings Bank Branch. Info updated 2008/09/08: Bank assets: $2,567.1 mil, Deposits: $1,374.4 mil, headquarters in Township Of Washington, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices
- Bank of America, National Association: Bergenline Avenue Branch at 4800 Bergenline Avenue, branch established on 1960/10/10; 3109 Bergenline Avenue Branch at 3109 Bergenline Avenue, branch established on 1891/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Ponce De Leon Federal Bank: Bergenline Ave. Branch at 3821 Bergenline Ave, branch established on 2003/03/11. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $759.1 mil, Deposits: $668.4 mil, headquarters in Bronx, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
- Crown Bank: Union City Branch at 4430 Bergenline Avenue, branch established on 2003/11/21. Info updated 2011/12/21: Bank assets: $566.3 mil, Deposits: $472.6 mil, headquarters in Elizabeth, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Jjr Holding Company, Inc.
- Capital One, National Association: Union City Branch at 3201 Bergenline Avenue At 32nd Stree, branch established on 1913/09/22. Info updated 2011/07/01: Bank assets: $133,477.8 mil, Deposits: $97,063.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 984 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Union City Branch at 3196 Kennedy Boulevard, Kennedy Center, branch established on 1989/05/17. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Valley National Bank: Union City Branch at 4405-09 Bergenline Avenue, branch established on 2003/10/01. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $14,186.7 mil, Deposits: $9,715.7 mil, headquarters in Wayne, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 219 total offices, Holding Company: Valley National Bancorp
For population 15 years and over in Union City:
- Never married: 47.7%
- Now married: 36.4%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 8.6%
For population 25 years and over in Union City:
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 17.0 |
| New Jersey average: | 12.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Union City, NJ (based on Hudson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 280,930 | 53 |
| Other | 38,322 | 63 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 19,890 | 133 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,853 | 93 |
| Black Protestant | 12,308 | 26 |
| Orthodox | 6,318 | 12 |
| None | 263,645 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 257
| This county: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Hudson County: | 0.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 120
| Hudson County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Hudson County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 369
| Hudson County: | 6.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 7.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.8% |
| New Jersey: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 22.8% |
| State: | 23.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Hudson County: | 23.7% |
| State: | 18.0% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Union City: | 48.0% |
| New Jersey: | 50.6% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Union City: | 49.2% |
| New Jersey: | 48.5% |
Average BMI:
| Union City: | 28.3 |
| New Jersey: | 28.5 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| This city: | 19.6% |
| New Jersey: | 20.0% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| This city: | 10.0% |
| State: | 11.1% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| New Jersey: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Here: | 33.1% |
| New Jersey: | 33.6% |
General health condition:
| Union City: | 55.8% |
| New Jersey: | 56.9% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Union City: | 82.2% |
| New Jersey: | 80.0% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Union City, NJ Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2019) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 1,442 | $9,024,649 | $75,101 | 734 | $932,869 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 633 | $2,412,730 | $45,739 | 520 | $830,465 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 219 | $1,877,946 | $102,901 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management | 62 | $259,251 | $50,178 | 88 | $140,429 |
| Police - Other | 35 | $99,479 | $34,107 | 301 | $253,178 |
| Housing and Community Development (Local) | 31 | $116,961 | $45,275 | 14 | $36,012 |
| Health | 28 | $102,074 | $43,746 | 25 | $45,779 |
| Other and Unallocable | 25 | $120,721 | $57,946 | 79 | $101,630 |
| Financial Administration | 23 | $134,587 | $70,219 | 9 | $6,634 |
| Judicial and Legal | 19 | $105,647 | $66,724 | 2 | $2,354 |
| Local Libraries | 19 | $77,032 | $48,652 | 33 | $32,748 |
| Parks and Recreation | 18 | $58,065 | $38,710 | 81 | $85,624 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $24,107 | $57,857 | 8 | $13,722 |
| Welfare | 4 | $23,976 | $71,928 | 5 | $6,943 |
| Fire - Other | 2 | $6,502 | $39,012 | 3 | $3,008 |
| Totals for Government | 2,565 | $14,443,727 | $67,573 | 1,902 | $2,491,395 |
Union City government finances - Expenditure in 2020 (per resident):
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $523,000 ($7.97)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,205,000 ($64.06)
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,169,000 ($63.52)
Parks and Recreation: $750,000 ($11.43)
General Public Buildings: $675,000 ($10.28)
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $283,005,000 ($4311.60)
General - Other: $44,258,000 ($674.27)
Police Protection: $27,183,000 ($414.14)
Solid Waste Management: $10,265,000 ($156.39)
Housing and Community Development: $4,363,000 ($66.47)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,196,000 ($48.69)
Central Staff Services: $2,593,000 ($39.50)
Parking Facilities: $2,471,000 ($37.65)
Parks and Recreation: $2,323,000 ($35.39)
Financial Administration: $2,087,000 ($31.80)
General Public Buildings: $1,632,000 ($24.86)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,419,000 ($21.62)
Libraries: $1,351,000 ($20.58)
Regular Highways: $1,208,000 ($18.40)
Health - Other: $659,000 ($10.04)
Local Fire Protection: $171,000 ($2.61)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,920,000 ($59.72)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $18,993,000 ($289.36)
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,027,000 ($76.59)
Other - General - Other: $486,000 ($7.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $256,000 ($3.90)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $148,374,000 ($2260.49)
Union City government finances - Revenue in 2020 (per resident):
- Charges - Parking Facilities: $2,620,000 ($39.92)
Housing and Community Development: $2,473,000 ($37.68)
Other: $420,000 ($6.40)
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $376,000 ($5.73)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,079,000 ($46.91)
Health and Hospitals: $147,000 ($2.24)
Public Welfare: $42,000 ($0.64)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,727,000 ($72.02)
Housing and Community Development: $750,000 ($11.43)
Other: $1,000 ($0.02)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,555,000 ($176.04)
Fines and Forfeits: $1,874,000 ($28.55)
Interest Earnings: $439,000 ($6.69)
Rents: $111,000 ($1.69)
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $254,419,000 ($3876.09)
General Local Government Support: $42,290,000 ($644.29)
Highways: $4,205,000 ($64.06)
Housing and Community Development: $675,000 ($10.28)
Public Welfare: $122,000 ($1.86)
Other: $78,000 ($1.19)
Health and Hospitals: $59,000 ($0.90)
- Tax - Property: $74,528,000 ($1135.44)
Other License: $1,885,000 ($28.72)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $66,000 ($1.01)
Union City government finances - Debt in 2020 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,308,000 ($735.98)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,599,000 ($557.59)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,709,000 ($178.39)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $59,078,000 ($900.06)
Beginning: $53,464,000 ($814.53)
Union City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,490,000 ($799.69)
9.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($98,061 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.63% |
| New Jersey average: | 6.70% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($36 average AGI)
Hudson County: 0.01% New Jersey average: 0.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from New York County, NY |  1.53% ($155,258 average AGI) |
| from Kings County, NY | 0.90% ($85,119) |
| from Bergen County, NJ | 0.83% ($85,058) |
11.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($127,758 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 11.41% |
| New Jersey average: | 7.02% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($143 average AGI)
Hudson County: 0.02% New Jersey average: 0.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bergen County, NJ | 1.34% ($116,398 average AGI) |
| to Essex County, NJ | 0.93% ($138,216) |
| to Middlesex County, NJ | 0.69% ($105,758) |
| Businesses in Union City, NJ | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | Nike | 4 | |
| DHL | 5 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 5 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 7 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 10 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | White Castle | 1 | |
Strongest AM radio stations in Union City:
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WWRL (1600 AM; 25 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NY)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
- WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
- WWRU (1660 AM; 10 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW YORK LICENSE CORP.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Union City:
- WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
- WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCBS-FM (101.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
- WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
- WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
- WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
- WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
- WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
- WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
- WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
- WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
- WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
- WNYE (91.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
TV broadcast stations around Union City:
- WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
- WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
- WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
- WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
- WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
- W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 56Number of bridges
- 587ft / 179mTotal length
- $328,650,000Total costs
- 2,894,406Total average daily traffic
- 135,446Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 391930-1939
- 21950-1959
- 31970-1979
- 81980-1989
- 32000-2009
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 75 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Union City)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 18 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 92 | $304,707 | 102 | $224,255 | 252 | $271,548 | 12 | $103,917 | 35 | $1,933,143 | 27 | $254,222 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 11 | $340,091 | 19 | $212,947 | 45 | $271,844 | 2 | $59,000 | 3 | $427,000 | 3 | $184,667 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 53 | $266,283 | 62 | $192,790 | 290 | $279,541 | 39 | $93,103 | 11 | $554,455 | 59 | $212,305 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 34 | $255,471 | 21 | $261,000 | 107 | $278,720 | 4 | $152,000 | 3 | $1,219,333 | 9 | $266,444 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 17 | $273,235 | 6 | $226,667 | 41 | $267,439 | 3 | $162,667 | 2 | $545,000 | 5 | $291,800 |
Detailed mortgage data for all 18 tracts in Union City, NJ
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 15 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 22 | $268,318 | 3 | $304,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 20 | $237,000 | 7 | $269,429 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 10 | $223,600 | 7 | $269,571 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $181,333 | 4 | $299,000 | 1 | $189,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $279,000 | 1 | $315,000 | 0 | $0 |
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Union City, NJ
- 2,08978.1%Structure Fires
- 35113.1%Outside Fires
- 1776.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 582.2%Other
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 178. The highest number of reported fires - 281 took place in 2004, and the least - 2 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (78.1%), and Outside Fires (13.1%).
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 71.3%Utility gas
- 14.7%Electricity
- 4.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.2%No fuel used
- 69.8%Utility gas
- 21.4%Electricity
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 1.2%Other fuel
Union City compared to New Jersey state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
Union City on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a bus, a trolley bus, a streetcar, or a trolley car to work (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters (pop. 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of one, detached housing units in structures (20,000+ housing units)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest housing density (population 2,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest cost per building permit (population 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of foreign-born residents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses (pop. 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least cars per house, population 50,000+"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food preparation and serving related occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of English-only speaking households, population 50,000+"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material moving occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Dominican Republic (population 500+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Ecuador (population 500+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with fewest building permits per 10,000 residents (population 50,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material moving occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of rapes per 100,000 residents (population 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest differences between daily high and daily low temperatures (population 50,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: accommodation and food services (population 50,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of one, detached housing units in structures (2,000+ housing units)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #57 (07087) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2012 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
State forum archive:
- New Jersey Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206
Top Patent Applicants
|
|
Total of 104 patent applications in 2008-2023.