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Union County, New Jersey (NJ)

County population in 2021: 572,114 (all urban); it was 522,541 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 82,267
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 30,576
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 114,688
Renter-occupied apartments: 75,275 (it was 71,436 in 2000)
% of renters here:

38%
State:

35%

Land area: 103 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 5539 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Union County: 115.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Union County, NJ (2021)
    • 209,45136.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 191,95833.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 113,34619.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 33,3025.8%Asian alone
    • 16,9853.0%Two or more races
    • 6,8081.2%Some other race alone
    • 1950.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 690.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

39.2 years
New Jersey median age:

40.3 years
Males: 282,444  (49.4%)
Females: 289,670  (50.6%)
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Average household size:
Union County:

2.0 people
New Jersey:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $86,764 ($55,339 in 1999)
This county:

$86,764
New Jersey:

$89,296

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,300 (lower quartile is $986, upper quartile is $1,702)
This county:

$1300
State:

$1318


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $453,600 (it was $185,200 in 2000)
Union:

$453,600
New Jersey:

$389,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $342,600 - $652,000

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $545,619
Here:

$545,619
State:

$482,322

Townhouses or other attached units: $354,472
Here:

$354,472
State:

$337,140

In 2-unit structures: $352,756
Here:

$352,756
State:

$412,131

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $362,309
Here:

$362,309
State:

$377,679

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $271,927
Here:

$271,927
State:

$343,430

Mobile homes: $591,280
Here:

$591,280
State:

$101,308

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,784
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,300

Institutionalized population: 4,209

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0
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Health of residents in Union County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
70.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
73.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
75.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
8.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 230 buildings, average cost: $272,900
  • 2020: 232 buildings, average cost: $233,700
  • 2019: 243 buildings, average cost: $241,100
  • 2018: 305 buildings, average cost: $198,600
  • 2017: 343 buildings, average cost: $239,500
  • 2016: 370 buildings, average cost: $240,800
  • 2015: 399 buildings, average cost: $216,100
  • 2014: 406 buildings, average cost: $187,300
  • 2013: 418 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2012: 256 buildings, average cost: $192,200
  • 2011: 198 buildings, average cost: $206,800
  • 2010: 228 buildings, average cost: $205,900
  • 2009: 234 buildings, average cost: $217,800
  • 2008: 323 buildings, average cost: $230,000
  • 2007: 350 buildings, average cost: $210,100
  • 2006: 549 buildings, average cost: $169,300
  • 2005: 599 buildings, average cost: $159,800
  • 2004: 411 buildings, average cost: $123,200
  • 2003: 213 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2002: 247 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 2001: 196 buildings, average cost: $127,900
  • 2000: 387 buildings, average cost: $92,900
  • 1999: 313 buildings, average cost: $93,400
  • 1998: 265 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 1997: 308 buildings, average cost: $51,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Union, NJ residents
Average permit cost in Union, NJ
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $10,001 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $10,001 (2.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Union, NJ in 2021
Distribution of house value in Union, NJ in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Union, NJ in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 9.0%
Union County:

9.0%
New Jersey:

10.2%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.1% for Black residents, 14.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.0% for American Indian residents, 19.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 16.8% for other race residents, 9.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 39.2 years old
(Males: 38.3 years old, Females: 39.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.0 years old, Black residents: 38.7 years old, American Indian residents: 35.0 years old, Asian residents: 40.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.4 years old, Other race residents: 34.3 years old)

Area name: Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $879 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1004 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1202 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elizabeth, Union, Plainfield, Linden, Westfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside, Roselle.

Union County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Lee County, Iowa , Westchester County, New York .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

4.1%
New Jersey:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Union, NJ
County total employment by year in Union, NJ
County average yearly wages by year in Union, NJ

Current college students: 28,216
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 187,545 (53.1% naturalized citizens)

Union County:

32.8%
Whole state:

23.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 58,2242010 or later
  • 45,9432000 to 2009
  • 39,4001990 to 1999
  • 37,7341980 to 1989
  • 21,3611970 to 1979
  • 19,928Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.5%

Union County marital status for males Union County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 106,564
  • One, attached: 10,384
  • Two: 35,323
  • 3 or 4: 18,235
  • 5 to 9: 9,027
  • 10 to 19: 6,809
  • 20 to 49: 10,956
  • 50 or more: 13,457
  • Mobile homes: 316

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 77,253 (6,360 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 5,351 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,555

Here:

96.3% with mortgage
State:

95.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Union County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic247,24044
Mainline Protestant35,313109
Evangelical Protestant30,123129
Other28,70752
Black Protestant7,85838
Orthodox5,71710
None181,541-
Union County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 155
Union County:

2.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 94
This county:

1.80 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39
Union County:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 385
This county:

7.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Union County:

8.3%
New Jersey:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Union County:

21.1%
State:

23.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

21.4%
State:

18.0%

Agriculture in Union County:

Average size of farms: 10 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $374,975
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $64684.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $166,634
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,259
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 66.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.37

Earthquake activity:

Union County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 68% 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 272.0 miles away from Union County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 227.9 miles away from the county 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 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 268.4 miles away from the county 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 266.5 miles away from Union County 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 92.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4264: March 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4264, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4048: November 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4048, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1897: April 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New Jersey Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1694: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1694, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Union County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 10

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 6, Heavy Rains: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Union

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 170,212 (63.7%)
  • Carpooled: 19,691 (7.4%)
  • Bus: 6,598 (2.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,425 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 2,571 (1.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 271 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8,708 (3.3%)
  • Bicycle: 659 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 6,343 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 50,563 (18.9%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Colombia (8%)
  • Dominican Republic (7%)
  • Ecuador (7%)
  • El Salvador (7%)
  • Haiti (6%)
  • Portugal (5%)
  • Peru (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Union County


  • Italian (6%)
  • American (5%)
  • Portuguese (4%)
  • Haitian (4%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • German (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Union County, New Jersey in 2010:

  • 2,591 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,266 people in college/university student housing
  • 866 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 493 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 365 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 267 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 231 people in federal detention centers
  • 216 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 215 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 125 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 59 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 36 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 29 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 21 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 4 people in maritime/merchant vessels

People in group quarters in Union County, New Jersey in 2000:

  • 2,705 people in nursing homes
  • 1,445 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1,105 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 939 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 299 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 272 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 245 people in religious group quarters
  • 210 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 151 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 145 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 72 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 60 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 43 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 41 people in other group homes
  • 36 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 32 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 28 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 7 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $109,078.

6.55% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($90,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.55%
New Jersey average:

6.70%


0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($49 average AGI)
Union County:

0.02%
New Jersey average:

0.01%

3.98% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($57,889 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($32,457 average AGI)
Union County:

2.56%
New Jersey average:

2.98%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Essex County, NJ  1.31% ($63,877 average AGI)
from Hudson County, NJ  0.83% ($134,518)
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.67% ($69,977)
from Kings County, NY  0.44% ($94,234)
from New York County, NY  0.30% ($162,657)
from Somerset County, NJ  0.30% ($84,195)
from Queens County, NY  0.24% ($83,576)


7.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($103,155 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.45%
New Jersey average:

7.02%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($81 average AGI)
Union County:

0.01%
New Jersey average:

0.02%

4.68% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($53,809 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($49,265 average AGI)
Union County:

2.76%
New Jersey average:

3.32%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Middlesex County, NJ  1.25% ($60,639 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ  0.83% ($56,963)
to Somerset County, NJ  0.61% ($96,377)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.38% ($78,860)
to Morris County, NJ  0.35% ($162,899)
to Ocean County, NJ  0.28% ($126,461)
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.26% ($135,686)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Union County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Union County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Union County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
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 Union County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Union County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 72,856 (63,423 aged, 9,433 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 21,809 (16%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Union County, New Jersey in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,901)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,906)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,493)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,593)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (2,484)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,412)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,312)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,011)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (1,874)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (1,824)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.75
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,885
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 212
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,703

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,369
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 770
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 73
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 53.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Suffocation - 20.7
  • Firearm - 15.0
  • Poisoning - 10.4
  • Other - 7.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 572,114
  • Male householders: 98,244 (22,596 living alone), Female householders: 103,148 (27,382 living alone)
  • 99,747 spouses (98,985 opposite-sex spouses), 14,213 unmarried partners, (13,592 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 189,265 children (181,100 natural, 2,228 adopted, 5,937 stepchildren), 8,856 grandchildren, 9,913 brothers or sisters, 13,840 parents, 146 foster children, 14,194 other relatives, 13,249 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,299

Size of family households: 46,400 2-persons, 36,636 3-persons, 34,052 4-persons, 16,725 5-persons, 5,664 6-persons, 2,816 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49,978 1-person, 8,031 2-persons, 418 3-persons, 237 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 381 6-persons.

86,311 married couples with children.
34,684 single-parent households (7,917 men, 26,767 women).

53.7% of residents of Union speak English at home.
28.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
13.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,745,978,000 ($5,162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $111,887,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,120,102,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $730,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,176,000
Federal grants: $515,329,000
Federal procurement contracts: $172,711,000 ($96,786,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $198,258,000 ($3,713,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,665,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $501,722,000
Federal Government insurance: $743,554,000

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

Births: 40,075
Here:

75 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 23,434
Here:

44 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +24,019
Here:

+45 per 1000 residents
State:

+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -30,692
Here:  -58 per 1000 residents
State:  -22 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Union County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.76 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Year house built in Union County, New Jersey
  • Year house built in Union County, New Jersey
  • 9802020 or later
  • 11,1732010 to 2019
  • 11,8912000 to 2009
  • 6,6151990 to 1999
  • 11,0091980 to 1989
  • 14,3541970 to 1979
  • 31,6911960 to 1969
  • 44,4951950 to 1959
  • 26,0761940 to 1949
  • 52,7871939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, New Jersey
  • 4181 room
  • 2492 rooms
  • 3,2873 rooms
  • 5,6984 rooms
  • 13,6285 rooms
  • 25,8086 rooms
  • 23,1997 rooms
  • 17,4628 rooms
  • 25,2719+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, New Jersey
  • 6,1431 room
  • 4,1992 rooms
  • 19,1553 rooms
  • 26,5214 rooms
  • 18,0375 rooms
  • 7,5266 rooms
  • 2,8277 rooms
  • 6988 rooms
  • 1,2669+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, New Jersey
  • 581no bedroom
  • 2,1271 bedroom
  • 13,1022 bedrooms
  • 54,7283 bedrooms
  • 34,1654 bedrooms
  • 10,3175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, New Jersey
  • 6,553no bedroom
  • 25,0571 bedroom
  • 32,8192 bedrooms
  • 19,1033 bedrooms
  • 2,2294 bedrooms
  • 6115+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,370no vehicle
  • 30,5981 vehicle
  • 52,3452 vehicles
  • 19,6833 vehicles
  • 5,8064 vehicles
  • 2,2185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 18,685no vehicle
  • 40,9851 vehicle
  • 21,5332 vehicles
  • 4,3743 vehicles
  • 4174 vehicles
  • 3785+ vehicles

90.4% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New Jersey.

Union County:

90.4%
State average:

89.7%

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

  • This state: 273,636
  • Other state: 98,554
  • Northeast: 68,725
  • Midwest: 6,162
  • South: 17,515
  • West: 6,152
Year householders moved into unit in Union County, NJ
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Union County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 87.4%Utility gas
  • 5.6%Electricity
  • 5.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 74.2%Utility gas
  • 18.8%Electricity
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%No fuel used
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,863
Here:

4.7%
New Jersey:

12.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,486
Here:

12.0%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,618
Here:

26.8%
New Jersey:

33.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Union County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,417,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,796,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,156,000
    Cash and Securities: $92,599,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $28,003,000
    Higher Education - Other: $27,088,000
    Hospital Public: $15,248,000
    Hospital Public: $13,275,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,524,000
    Other: $7,589,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,544,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,229,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,669,000
    Other: $5,182,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,403,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $395,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $336,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $150,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $109,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $5,500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,407,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $213,799,000
    General - Other: $86,579,000
    Other Higher Education: $77,268,000
    Other Higher Education: $73,065,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,396,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,408,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $42,094,000
    Police Protection: $35,466,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,259,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,175,000
    Police Protection: $31,001,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,934,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,540,000
    Regular Highways: $17,831,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,286,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,592,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,585,000
    Hospitals: $11,417,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,868,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,055,000
    Financial Administration: $5,752,000
    Financial Administration: $5,016,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,173,000
    Health - Other: $2,765,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,696,000
    Regular Highways: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $1,238,000
    Corrections - Other: $888,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,446,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,322,000
    Education: $3,946,000
    Housing and Community Development: $782,000
    Other: $124,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,690,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,224,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $42,753,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $49,759,000
    Education: $39,749,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $673,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,134,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $448,215,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,776,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,595,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,489,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,661,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,917,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,475,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,942,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,926,000
    Rents: $657,000
    Rents: $475,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $409,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $366,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,887,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,865,000
    Other Higher Education: $833,000
    Other Higher Education: $769,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $265,887,000
    Cash and Securities: $171,255,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $90,000,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,158,000
    Beginning: $326,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $26,081,000
    Education: $20,425,000
    Other: $17,748,000
    Other: $15,358,000
    Public Welfare: $7,256,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,299,000
    Highways: $1,082,000
    General Local Government Support: $243,000
    Highways: $146,000
  • Tax - Property: $367,295,000
    Property: $354,770,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,892,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,483,000
    Other License: $204,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,541,000
    : $29,380,000

Union County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,417,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,796,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,156,000
    Cash and Securities: $92,599,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $28,003,000
    Higher Education - Other: $27,088,000
    Hospital Public: $15,248,000
    Hospital Public: $13,275,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,524,000
    Other: $7,589,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,544,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,229,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,669,000
    Other: $5,182,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,403,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $395,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $336,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $150,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $109,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $5,500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,407,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $213,799,000
    General - Other: $86,579,000
    Other Higher Education: $77,268,000
    Other Higher Education: $73,065,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,396,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,408,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $42,094,000
    Police Protection: $35,466,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,259,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,175,000
    Police Protection: $31,001,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,934,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,540,000
    Regular Highways: $17,831,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,286,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,592,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,585,000
    Hospitals: $11,417,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,868,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,055,000
    Financial Administration: $5,752,000
    Financial Administration: $5,016,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,173,000
    Health - Other: $2,765,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,696,000
    Regular Highways: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $1,238,000
    Corrections - Other: $888,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,446,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,322,000
    Education: $3,946,000
    Housing and Community Development: $782,000
    Other: $124,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,690,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,224,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $42,753,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $49,759,000
    Education: $39,749,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $673,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,134,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $448,215,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,776,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,595,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,489,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,661,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,917,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,475,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,942,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,926,000
    Rents: $657,000
    Rents: $475,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $409,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $366,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,887,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,865,000
    Other Higher Education: $833,000
    Other Higher Education: $769,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $265,887,000
    Cash and Securities: $171,255,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $90,000,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,158,000
    Beginning: $326,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $26,081,000
    Education: $20,425,000
    Other: $17,748,000
    Other: $15,358,000
    Public Welfare: $7,256,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,299,000
    Highways: $1,082,000
    General Local Government Support: $243,000
    Highways: $146,000
  • Tax - Property: $367,295,000
    Property: $354,770,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,892,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,483,000
    Other License: $204,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,541,000
    : $29,380,000

Union County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,417,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,796,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,156,000
    Cash and Securities: $92,599,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $28,003,000
    Higher Education - Other: $27,088,000
    Hospital Public: $15,248,000
    Hospital Public: $13,275,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,524,000
    Other: $7,589,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,544,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,229,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,669,000
    Other: $5,182,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,403,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $395,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $336,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $150,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $109,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $5,500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,407,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $213,799,000
    General - Other: $86,579,000
    Other Higher Education: $77,268,000
    Other Higher Education: $73,065,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,396,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,408,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $42,094,000
    Police Protection: $35,466,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,259,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,175,000
    Police Protection: $31,001,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,934,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,540,000
    Regular Highways: $17,831,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,286,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,592,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,585,000
    Hospitals: $11,417,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,868,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,055,000
    Financial Administration: $5,752,000
    Financial Administration: $5,016,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,173,000
    Health - Other: $2,765,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,696,000
    Regular Highways: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $1,238,000
    Corrections - Other: $888,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,446,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,322,000
    Education: $3,946,000
    Housing and Community Development: $782,000
    Other: $124,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,690,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,224,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $42,753,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $49,759,000
    Education: $39,749,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $673,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,134,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $448,215,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,776,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,595,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,489,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,661,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,917,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,475,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,942,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,926,000
    Rents: $657,000
    Rents: $475,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $409,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $366,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,887,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,865,000
    Other Higher Education: $833,000
    Other Higher Education: $769,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $265,887,000
    Cash and Securities: $171,255,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $90,000,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,158,000
    Beginning: $326,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $26,081,000
    Education: $20,425,000
    Other: $17,748,000
    Other: $15,358,000
    Public Welfare: $7,256,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,299,000
    Highways: $1,082,000
    General Local Government Support: $243,000
    Highways: $146,000
  • Tax - Property: $367,295,000
    Property: $354,770,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,892,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,483,000
    Other License: $204,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,541,000
    : $29,380,000

Union County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,417,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,796,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,156,000
    Cash and Securities: $92,599,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $28,003,000
    Higher Education - Other: $27,088,000
    Hospital Public: $15,248,000
    Hospital Public: $13,275,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,524,000
    Other: $7,589,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,544,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,229,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,669,000
    Other: $5,182,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,403,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $395,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $336,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $150,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $109,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $5,500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,407,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $227,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $213,799,000
    General - Other: $86,579,000
    Other Higher Education: $77,268,000
    Other Higher Education: $73,065,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,396,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,408,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $42,094,000
    Police Protection: $35,466,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,259,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,175,000
    Police Protection: $31,001,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,934,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,540,000
    Regular Highways: $17,831,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,286,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,592,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,585,000
    Hospitals: $11,417,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,868,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,055,000
    Financial Administration: $5,752,000
    Financial Administration: $5,016,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,173,000
    Health - Other: $2,765,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,696,000
    Regular Highways: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $1,238,000
    Corrections - Other: $888,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,446,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,322,000
    Education: $3,946,000
    Housing and Community Development: $782,000
    Other: $124,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,690,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,224,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $42,753,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $46,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $49,759,000
    Education: $39,749,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $673,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,134,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $448,215,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,826,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,776,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,595,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $44,499,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $44,499,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,489,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,661,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,917,000
    General Revenue - Other: $7,475,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,942,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,926,000
    Rents: $657,000
    Rents: $475,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $409,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $366,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,887,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,865,000
    Other Higher Education: $833,000
    Other Higher Education: $769,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $265,887,000
    Cash and Securities: $171,255,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $90,000,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,158,000
    Beginning: $326,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $26,081,000
    Education: $20,425,000
    Other: $17,748,000
    Other: $15,358,000
    Public Welfare: $7,256,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,299,000
    Highways: $1,082,000
    General Local Government Support: $243,000
    Highways: $146,000
  • Tax - Property: $367,295,000
    Property: $354,770,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,892,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,483,000
    Other License: $204,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,541,000
    : $29,380,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 9,110
  • Number of aged recipients: 2,253
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,857
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,397
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,340
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 3,373
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,844
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,144
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 106 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)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,678$267,0422,035$338,5499,418$303,400433$150,22946$2,933,609281$203,6301$165,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED177$254,531238$326,6551,020$277,00682$98,2204$1,881,25044$217,9091$10,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED463$254,462401$288,1353,901$289,841491$90,1559$573,222231$204,1266$161,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN375$244,232300$307,6502,348$287,45897$149,3207$1,354,714107$227,6360$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS207$251,11683$274,554743$305,56042$120,7621$500,00027$211,4810$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 98 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED314$315,401134$345,1790$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED121$302,92676$342,6055$243,400
APPLICATIONS DENIED52$301,25061$326,7540$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN37$300,62224$330,5420$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$303,4677$291,4291$203,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Union, NJ
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Union, NJ - Value
Most common first names in Union County, NJ among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John5,79874.5 years
Mary5,47480.7 years
Joseph4,11574.8 years
William3,71674.2 years
Anna3,17082.2 years
Helen2,85479.6 years
George2,34275.2 years
Frank2,25975.5 years
Charles2,23574.9 years
James2,22372.0 years
Most common last names in Union County, NJ among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith97975.3 years
Brown65072.9 years
Williams65072.0 years
Johnson63472.5 years
Miller59177.1 years
Jones53171.9 years
Davis39472.7 years
Taylor32174.6 years
Wilson29274.8 years
Thomas27772.5 years
Businesses in Union County, NJ
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven23Jones New York6
A&P4Journeys1
ALDI2Justice2
ALDO1KFC5
AT&T7Knights Inn2
Ace Hardware1Kohl's1
Advance Auto Parts5Lane Bryant1
Aeropostale1Lane Furniture1
Aerosoles2LensCrafters1
American Eagle Outfitters1Levi Strauss & Co.1
Ann Taylor2Lowe's1
Applebee's3Macy's1
Ashley Furniture1Marriott3
AutoZone2Marshalls3
Avenue2MasterBrand Cabinets25
BMW1McDonald's15
Bally Total Fitness2Men's Wearhouse1
Banana Republic2Motherhood Maternity2
Barnes & Noble2New Balance8
Baskin-Robbins6New York & Co1
Bath & Body Works1Nike4
Bed Bath & Beyond2Nissan2
Best Western3Office Depot1
Blockbuster4Old Navy2
Brooks Brothers2Olive Garden1
Burger King13Outback1
CVS17Outback Steakhouse1
Casual Male XL2Panera Bread2
Catherines1Papa John's Pizza2
Charlotte Russe1Pathmark3
Chevrolet1Payless7
Chico's1Penske2
Chipotle1PetSmart1
Cinnabon 1Pier 1 Imports1
Circle K2Pizza Hut5
Clarks1Popeyes4
Cold Stone Creamery2Qdoba Mexican Grill1
Coldwater Creek1Quiznos5
Costco1RadioShack9
Curves6Red Lobster1
DHL4Rite Aid6
Dairy Queen5Rodeway Inn1
Deb1Ruby Tuesday2
Domino's Pizza11SONIC Drive-In1
DressBarn4Sam's Club1
Dressbarn4Sears4
Dunkin Donuts45Skechers USA2
Econo Lodge1Sprint Nextel5
Extended Stay America1Staples2
Famous Footwear2Starbucks7
Fashion Bug1Stop & Shop4
FedEx90Subaru1
Finish Line1Subway18
Firestone Complete Auto Care3T-Mobile1
Foot Locker3T.G.I. Driday's2
Ford1T.J.Maxx1
Forever 211Taco Bell5
GNC8Target3
GameStop10The Room Place5
Gap3Toyota2
Goodwill4Toys"R"Us4
Gymboree1Trader Joe's1
H&M1Travelodge1
H&R Block11True Value6
Harmon Face Values1U-Haul17
Haworth2UPS97
Hilton4Verizon Wireless6
Holiday Inn3Victoria's Secret2
Home Depot4Volkswagen3
Honda2Walgreens9
Hot Topic1Walmart2
Hyundai1Wendy's8
IHOP3White Castle4
IKEA1Wine & Spirits1
JoS. A. Bank2YMCA14
Johnny Rockets1

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