Union County, Oregon

Union County has a population of 26,144 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $294,600, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $65,661.

Home price
$294,600
Income
$65,661
Population
26,144
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$294,600county
Median gross rent$982county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198061.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,341county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,222county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$980county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,700county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$65,661county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%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 home8.5%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$51,241county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(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 time16.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 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 station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths26.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.5%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3646county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible63.9%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population26,144county
Land area in square miles2,037county
People per square mile of land12.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store15.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract27.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents183county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in623county
Households that moved away647county
Average income of arriving households$54,584county
Average income of departing households$53,349county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year50county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.0%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.1 incounty
Annual snowfall7.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing151 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days126 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 23county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.0¢county
Household electricity use1,102 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.3%county
Homes heated by propane4.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood11.3%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.0county
Landslide risk66.1county
Hail risk21.3county
Earthquake risk76.7county
Tornado risk6.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk46.1county
Winter weather risk80.3county
Strong wind risk16.2county
Wildfire risk91.9county

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

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