Union County, Georgia

Union County has a population of 26,304 and has grown 13.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $307,400, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $66,176.

Home price
$307,400
Income
$66,176
Population
26,304
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$307,400county
Median gross rent$808county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198019.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,873county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$984county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$750county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,360county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$66,176county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.2%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.0%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$47,828county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths49.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3015county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible82.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population26,304county
Land area in square miles324county
People per square mile of land81.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+13.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age55.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents223county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in1,037county
Households that moved away670county
Average income of arriving households$86,446county
Average income of departing households$54,537county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year264county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.5 incounty
Annual snowfall3.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.35 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use929 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.5%county
Homes heated by propane41.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband90.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk58.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.2county
Landslide risk94.3county
Hail risk51.3county
Earthquake risk64.4county
Tornado risk63.2county
Tropical cyclone risk56.2county
Extreme heat risk6.6county
Winter weather risk16.3county
Strong wind risk48.5county
Wildfire risk71.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Union County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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