Housing density: 2,194 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $290,716.
Median contract rent in 2021: $1,488 (lower quartile is $1,143, upper quartile is $1,954)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,342
Median gross rent in Union, NJ in 2021: $1,585
Housing units in Union with a mortgage: 8,243 (777 second mortgage, 1,232 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,744
In family households: 464,085 (87,269 male householders, 47,405 female householders)
94,325 spouses, 171,221 children (162,243 natural, 3,299 adopted, 5,679 stepchildren), 11,365 grandchildren, 8,963 brothers or sisters, 8,956 parents, foster children, 13,013 other relatives, 16,322 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 65,610 (23,484 male householders (18,363 living alone)), 29,960 female householders (26,038 living alone)), 12,166 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,804 (4,209 institutionalized population)
88,023 married couples with children.
26,686 single-parent households (5,364 men, 21,322 women).
66.7% of residents of Union speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
18.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 19,138 (32.1%)
(71.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Union, New Jersey
1,2991995 to March 2000
2,3621990 to 1994
2,4341985 to 1989
1,6001980 to 1984
1,4371975 to 1979
1,3031970 to 1974
9611965 to 1969
1,964Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 17,529 (29.9%)
Italian: 9,378 (16.0%)
German: 5,538 (9.5%)
Irish: 5,395 (9.2%)
Polish: 4,896 (8.4%)
Portuguese: 3,725 (6.4%)
West Indian: 1,977 (3.4%)
United States: 1,590 (2.7%)
English: 1,416 (2.4%)
Subsaharan African: 1,265 (2.2%)
Ukrainian: 1,045 (1.8%)
Russian: 893 (1.5%)
Hungarian: 604 (1.0%)
Greek: 523 (0.9%)
Slovak: 443 (0.8%)
Czech: 334 (0.6%)
French: 322 (0.5%)
Scottish: 303 (0.5%)
Arab: 241 (0.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 241 (0.4%)
Dutch: 192 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 185 (0.3%)
Swedish: 155 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 133 (0.2%)
Swiss: 99 (0.2%)
Welsh: 65 (0.1%)
French Canadian: 59 (0.1%)
Danish: 50 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Portugal
Union:
14.0% (1,870)
New Jersey:
2.5% (37,183)
Philippines
Union:
11.4% (1,521)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
Poland
Union:
6.9% (920)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
Haiti
Union:
5.8% (773)
New Jersey:
2.2% (31,963)
India
Union:
5.4% (724)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
Italy
Union:
4.5% (607)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
Colombia
Union:
4.2% (563)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,754)
Nigeria
Union:
4.1% (554)
New Jersey:
0.6% (8,389)
Cuba
Union:
3.3% (442)
New Jersey:
3.7% (55,241)
Germany
Union:
3.2% (426)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
Ukraine
Union:
2.4% (326)
New Jersey:
1.0% (14,768)
Brazil
Union:
2.3% (305)
New Jersey:
1.5% (22,097)
Trinidad and Tobago
Union:
2.2% (292)
New Jersey:
0.9% (13,289)
Guyana
Union:
2.1% (278)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Jamaica
Union:
1.8% (238)
New Jersey:
2.5% (36,443)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Union:
1.6% (214)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
Ghana
Union:
1.5% (202)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,079)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 32,312
Other state: 7,657
Northeast: 4,880
Midwest: 425
South: 2,146
West: 206
66% of Union residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 194
Nursery to 4th grade: 155
5th and 6th grade: 200
7th and 8th grade: 590
9th grade: 293
10th grade: 502
11th grade: 342
12th grade, no diploma: 887
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,230
Less than 1 year of college: 932
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,008
Associate degree: 759
Bachelor's degree: 3,183
Master's degree: 993
Professional school degree: 356
Doctorate degree: 229
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 404
Nursery to 4th grade: 166
5th and 6th grade: 312
7th and 8th grade: 998
9th grade: 356
10th grade: 508
11th grade: 414
12th grade, no diploma: 858
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,207
Less than 1 year of college: 1,157
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,102
Associate degree: 1,066
Bachelor's degree: 3,617
Master's degree: 1,115
Professional school degree: 385
Doctorate degree: 77
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,560
One, attached: 723
Two: 2,766
3 or 4: 1,252
5 to 9: 353
10 to 19: 280
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 865
Mobile homes: 66
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,583
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%