Union, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 54,116 (Urban population: 52,471, Rural population: 1,645 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 26,507 (24,538 occupied: 14,744 owner occupied, 9,794 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	47%

Housing density: 754 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $495 (lower quartile is $437, upper quartile is $573)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $467

Median gross rent in Union, NY in 2007: $587

Housing units in Union with a mortgage: 7,682 (538 second mortgage, 967 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,527

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,737 (it was $74,900 in 2000)

Union:	$103,737
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,458 - $143,211

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $131,031
Here: $131,031
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,513
Here: $98,513
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $112,209
Here: $112,209
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,763
Here: $79,763
State: $552,553

Mobile homes: $38,162
Here: $38,162
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 55,067

In family households: 43,349 (11,005 male householders, 3,687 female householders)
11,243 spouses, 14,872 children (13,746 natural, 318 adopted, 808 stepchildren), 573 grandchildren, 316 brothers or sisters, 311 parents, 475 other relatives, 867 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,718 (4,370 male householders (3,558 living alone)), 5,555 female householders (4,887 living alone)), 1,793 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,231 (878 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,805 2-persons, 3,452 3-persons, 2,803 4-persons, 1,138 5-persons, 382 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,445 1-person, 1,257 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 55 4-persons.

8,192 married couples with children.
3,305 single-parent households (676 men, 2,629 women).

91.4% of residents of Union speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,691 (4.8%)
(63.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 212 4 rooms: 728 5 rooms: 2,403 6 rooms: 4,194 7 rooms: 3,144 8 rooms: 2,159 9 or more rooms: 1,873

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union, New York:
	1 room: 260 2 rooms: 551 3 rooms: 2,298 4 rooms: 2,796 5 rooms: 2,090 6 rooms: 1,141 7 rooms: 352 8 rooms: 177 9 or more rooms: 129

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 225
1990 to 1994: 758
1980 to 1989: 2,172
1970 to 1979: 2,726
1960 to 1969: 3,322
1950 to 1959: 5,102
1940 to 1949: 3,854
1939 or earlier: 8,274

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 372 2 bedrooms: 2,090 3 bedrooms: 8,320 4 bedrooms: 3,470 5 or more bedrooms: 486

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union:
	no bedroom: 314 1 bedroom: 3,096 2 bedrooms: 4,190 3 bedrooms: 1,887 4 bedrooms: 259 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Union in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 757 1 vehicle: 5,196 2 vehicles: 6,713 3 vehicles: 1,658 4 vehicles: 319 5 or more vehicles: 101

Cars and other vehicles available in Union in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,211 1 vehicle: 5,171 2 vehicles: 2,079 3 vehicles: 297 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Union, NY:

Less than $10,000: 40
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 77
$40,000 to $49,999: 259
$50,000 to $59,999: 572
$60,000 to $69,999: 802
$70,000 to $79,999: 1248
$80,000 to $89,999: 1614
$90,000 to $99,999: 1724
$100,000 to $124,999: 3628
$125,000 to $149,999: 1471
$150,000 to $174,999: 815
$175,000 to $199,999: 548
$200,000 to $249,999: 602
$250,000 to $299,999: 257
$300,000 to $399,999: 276
$400,000 to $499,999: 45
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Union rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Union:

Less than $100: 60 people
$100 to $149: 58
$150 to $199: 83
$200 to $249: 102
$250 to $299: 177
$300 to $349: 578
$350 to $399: 946
$400 to $449: 1,243
$450 to $499: 1,385
$500 to $549: 1,307
$550 to $599: 921
$600 to $649: 593
$650 to $699: 466
$700 to $749: 364
$750 to $799: 243
$800 to $899: 140
$900 to $999: 84
$1,000 to $1,249: 57
$1,250 to $1,499: 50
$1,500 to $1,999: 150
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 391

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 433 1990 to 1994: 445 1985 to 1989: 173 1980 to 1984: 297 1975 to 1979: 190 1970 to 1974: 193 1970 to 1974: 117 1965 to 1969: 843

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.0%
Number of people working at home: 687 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1197
5 to 9 minutes: 4516
10 to 14 minutes: 6115
15 to 19 minutes: 6010
20 to 24 minutes: 4223
25 to 29 minutes: 992
30 to 34 minutes: 1332
35 to 39 minutes: 141
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 386
60 to 89 minutes: 450
90 or more minutes: 322

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,494 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,345 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 615 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 25 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 54 (0%)
Walked: 1,177 (4%)
Other means: 96 (0%)
Worked at home: 687 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2547
$10,000 to $14,999: 2290
$15,000 to $19,999: 2091
$20,000 to $24,999: 2006
$25,000 to $29,999: 2015
$30,000 to $34,999: 1630
$35,000 to $39,999: 1438
$40,000 to $44,999: 1321
$45,000 to $49,999: 1240
$50,000 to $59,999: 2162
$60,000 to $74,999: 2084
$75,000 to $99,999: 1971
$100,000 to $124,999: 849
$125,000 to $149,999: 477
$150,000 to $199,999: 277
$200,000 or more: 219

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 8427

Irish: 7086

English: 5598

German: 5222

Other groups: 4248

Polish: 3418

United States or American: 2385

Slovak: 2145

Russian: 1029

Dutch: 851

Ukrainian: 774

French (except Basque): 673

Czechoslovakian: 595

Welsh: 575

Scottish: 541

Scotch-Irish: 482

French Canadian: 409

Czech: 378

Swedish: 352

Greek: 352

Lithuanian: 213

Austrian: 210

European: 186

Pennsylvania German: 169

Hungarian: 163

Eastern European: 149

Arab:: 145

Swiss: 116

Norwegian: 115

British: 113

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 100

Slavic: 97

Subsaharan African:: 94

Canadian: 93

Lebanese: 84

Yugoslavian: 80

Armenian: 77

Danish: 75

Romanian: 62

Carpatho Rusyn: 62

Portuguese: 52

African: 42

Slovene: 37

Guyanese: 36

West Indian: 36

Jamaican: 31

Nigerian: 29

Celtic: 28

Egyptian: 27

Croatian: 25

Albanian: 25

Turkish: 23

British West Indian: 21

Scandinavian: 19

Northern European: 18

Iranian: 15

Finnish: 14

Latvian: 13

Syrian: 12

Arab/Arabic: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 10

Ethiopian: 9

Israeli: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Barbadian: 8

Australian: 7

Brazilian: 7

South African: 6

Serbian: 6

Moroccan: 6

Jordanian: 5

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (18%)
Laos (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
India (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Canada (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 41856
Northeast: 7253
Midwest: 1535
South: 1906
West: 660

58% of Union residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 120
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 521
9th grade: 324
10th grade: 412
11th grade: 444
12th grade, no diploma: 579
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,045
Less than 1 year of college: 1,350
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,283
Associate degree: 2,012
Bachelor's degree: 2,979
Master's degree: 1,434
Professional school degree: 335
Doctorate degree: 204

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 175
Nursery to 4th grade: 84
5th and 6th grade: 216
7th and 8th grade: 684
9th grade: 506
10th grade: 544
11th grade: 597
12th grade, no diploma: 616
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,568
Less than 1 year of college: 1,442
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,329
Associate degree: 2,123
Bachelor's degree: 2,435
Master's degree: 1,511
Professional school degree: 299
Doctorate degree: 67

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 61.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,817
Black householders: $42,362
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $1,303
Asian householders: $37,786
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $49,748
Some other race householders: $1,943
Two or more races householders: $17,234
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,156

Union household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Union household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Union household income for Some other race householders

Union household income for Two or more races householders

Union household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Union marital status for males

Union marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,459
Black or African American householders: $115,371
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $51,937
Asian householders: $118,972
Some other race householders: $32,686
Two or more races householders: $87,393
Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,025

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,386
One, attached: 624
Two: 3,988
3 or 4: 2,643
5 to 9: 1,594
10 to 19: 974
20 to 49: 593
50 or more: 510
Mobile homes: 183
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,531

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 512

Here:	8.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 177

Here:	6.2%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 276

Here:	11.6%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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