Union County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 22,98291.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9813.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8163.3%Two or more races
  • 1380.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 610.2%Asian alone
  • 490.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 160
• Auto thefts: 16

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,493 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,289 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ivylog, Suches, Blairsville.

Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas , Chattooga County , Murray County, Oklahoma , Tunica County, Mississippi , Union County, Mississippi , Murray County , Walker County , Whitfield County .

Current college students: 552
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 754 (44.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2982010 or later
• 342000 to 2009
• 1761990 to 1999
• 31980 to 1989
• 341970 to 1979
• 151Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,850
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 31
• 3 or 4: 102
• 5 to 9: 71
• 10 to 19: 98
• 20 to 49: 21
• 50 or more: 367
• Mobile homes: 2,350
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 154

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 4,428 (283 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 206 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4259: February 26, 2016, FEMA Id: 4259, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: February 10, 1990 to February 24, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-857: February 23, 1990, FEMA Id: 857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

11.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($78,399 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.30% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($34,548 average AGI)
6.22% relocated from other states ($43,851 average AGI)

Union County:	6.22%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Fannin County, GA	0.95% ($58,766 average AGI)
from Towns County, GA	0.82% ($49,309)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.32% ($88,906)
from Cherokee County, NC	0.32% ($36,406)
from Cobb County, GA	0.27% ($86,630)
from Hall County, GA	0.27% ($50,259)
from Forsyth County, GA	0.26% ($104,192)

7.03% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,434 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.09% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($23,163 average AGI)
3.93% relocated to other states ($28,270 average AGI)

Union County:	3.93%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Fannin County, GA	0.51% ($48,917 average AGI)
to Towns County, GA	0.47% ($42,795)
to Cherokee County, NC	0.35% ($47,697)
to Hall County, GA	0.24% ($36,696)
to Clay County, NC	0.22% ($42,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,618 (1,149 living alone), Female householders: 5,528 (1,902 living alone)

• 6,646 spouses (6,615 opposite-sex spouses), 643 unmarried partners, (619 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,749 children (4,294 natural, 154 adopted, 302 stepchildren), 446 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 296 parents, 3 foster children, 291 other relatives, 626 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 598

Size of family households: 4,544 2-persons, 1,137 3-persons, 815 4-persons, 532 5-persons, 525 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,044 1-person, 407 2-persons, 38 3-persons.

2,522 married couples with children.
790 single-parent households (326 men, 464 women).

96.8% of residents of Union speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $116,669,000 ($5,950 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,703,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,952,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,875,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $128,000
Federal grants: $19,420,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,253,000 ($52,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,041,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $646,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,592,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.61 millions of gallons per day (64% from ground, 36% from surface)

• Year house built in Union County, Georgia
• 472020 or later
• 2,0542010 to 2019
• 4,1132000 to 2009
• 2,8641990 to 1999
• 3,3491980 to 1989
• 1,0541970 to 1979
• 4931960 to 1969
• 6181950 to 1959
• 1671940 to 1949
• 2391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Georgia
• 671 room
• 2702 rooms
• 6153 rooms
• 1,1384 rooms
• 1,9495 rooms
• 2,0526 rooms
• 1,1147 rooms
• 6718 rooms
• 1,4559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Georgia
• 901 room
• 922 rooms
• 4633 rooms
• 4944 rooms
• 3295 rooms
• 3236 rooms
• 1237 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 309+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Georgia
• 64no bedroom
• 4431 bedroom
• 2,4142 bedrooms
• 4,2443 bedrooms
• 1,4574 bedrooms
• 5205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Georgia
• 92no bedroom
• 4591 bedroom
• 7072 bedrooms
• 6473 bedrooms
• 1284 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 349no vehicle
• 2,4581 vehicle
• 3,7682 vehicles
• 1,3793 vehicles
• 7584 vehicles
• 4935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
• 189no vehicle
• 9751 vehicle
• 4602 vehicles
• 2673 vehicles
• 1034 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

86.7% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 10,388
• Other state: 14,036
• Northeast: 2,488
• Midwest: 3,218
• South: 7,303
• West: 1,022

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 453
• Number of aged recipients: 92
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 361
• Number of recipients under 18: 34
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 259
• Number of recipients older than 64: 160
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 231
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 159