Union County, Mississippi

Union County has a population of 28,122 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $163,400, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $55,505.

Home price
$163,400
Income
$55,505
Population
28,122
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$163,400county
Median gross rent$865county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$872county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$795county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,082county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$55,505county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate15.1%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 home1.4%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government13.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$52,292county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time23.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16194county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 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 station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths28.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher19.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment5135county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible62.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population28,122county
Land area in square miles416county
People per square mile of land67.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents302county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in673county
Households that moved away685county
Average income of arriving households$46,352county
Average income of departing households$42,496county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings7.4%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days245 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,095 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.7%county
Homes heated by propane7.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk38.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.4county
Landslide risk66.7county
Hail risk29.1county
Earthquake risk85.1county
Tornado risk47.4county
Tropical cyclone risk62.0county
Extreme heat risk72.1county
Winter weather risk13.6county
Strong wind risk68.2county
Wildfire risk47.3county

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 Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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