Union County, Tennessee

Union County has a population of 20,431 and has grown 8.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $204,000, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $62,727.

Home price
$204,000
Income
$62,727
Population
20,431
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$204,000county
Median gross rent$847county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198031.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,471county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,184county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,864county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$62,727county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%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 home11.5%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$23,099county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.37%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time34.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station118 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths68.5county
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 higher14.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2791county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population20,431county
Land area in square miles224county
People per square mile of land91.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+8.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person20.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents136county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in638county
Households that moved away569county
Average income of arriving households$61,707county
Average income of departing households$48,111county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year154county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.1 incounty
Annual snowfall3.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing90 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood5.3%county
Households with broadband81.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk88.3county
Hail risk26.7county
Earthquake risk60.0county
Tornado risk35.3county
Tropical cyclone risk23.0county
Extreme heat risk11.6county
Winter weather risk39.8county
Strong wind risk40.7county
Wildfire risk50.4county

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

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