Union County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 15,01089.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9165.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4732.8%Two or more races
  • 2371.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 600.4%Asian alone
  • 280.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 50.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,571

Here:	$181,571
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,963

Here:	$84,963
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $156,791

Here:	$156,791
State:	$299,638

Mobile homes: $112,453

Here:	$112,453
State:	$78,855

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 10

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,182 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,524 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.

Cities in this county include: Anna, Jonesboro, Cobden, Dongola, Alto Pass, Mill Creek.

Neighboring counties: Greene County, Missouri , Summers County, West Virginia , King William County, Virginia , Pope County , Tazewell County, Virginia , Richmond city, Virginia .

Current college students: 717
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 471 (58.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1472010 or later
• 582000 to 2009
• 1311990 to 1999
• 801980 to 1989
• 431970 to 1979
• 40Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,121
• One, attached: 62
• Two: 240
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 to 49: 63
• 50 or more: 101
• Mobile homes: 953
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 2,379 (68 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1991: June 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1991, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1850: July 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1850, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1826: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1826, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3199: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3199, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2003 to May 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1469: May 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 1995 to June 15, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1053: May 30, 1995, FEMA Id: 1053, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.49% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,294 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($29,582 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($13,716 average AGI)

Union County:	1.34%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Jackson County, IL	0.75% ($32,064 average AGI)
from Williamson County, IL	0.40% ($43,920)
from Johnson County, IL	0.35% ($43,136)

4.69% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,749 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.05% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,183 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($19,566 average AGI)

Union County:	1.64%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Jackson County, IL	0.99% ($33,145 average AGI)
to Williamson County, IL	0.72% ($33,756)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,427 (1,027 living alone), Female householders: 3,453 (1,404 living alone)

• 3,201 spouses (3,179 opposite-sex spouses), 507 unmarried partners, (496 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,334 children (4,045 natural, 139 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 334 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 205 parents, 18 foster children, 185 other relatives, 524 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 613

Size of family households: 1,892 2-persons, 1,005 3-persons, 767 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,429 1-person, 263 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

2,224 married couples with children.
794 single-parent households (384 men, 410 women).

94.4% of residents of Union speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $113,651,000 ($6,248 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,948,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,154,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,561,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,497,000
Federal grants: $30,209,000
Federal procurement contracts: $745,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,485,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $329,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,151,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,553,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.21 millions of gallons per day (71% from ground, 29% from surface)

• Year house built in Union County, Illinois
• 02020 or later
• 5072010 to 2019
• 1,0172000 to 2009
• 8811990 to 1999
• 8471980 to 1989
• 1,5921970 to 1979
• 7471960 to 1969
• 5191950 to 1959
• 4901940 to 1949
• 1,2961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Illinois
• 731 room
• 272 rooms
• 1423 rooms
• 8184 rooms
• 1,1505 rooms
• 1,4196 rooms
• 8207 rooms
• 4268 rooms
• 5639+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Illinois
• 1221 room
• 1392 rooms
• 2013 rooms
• 3364 rooms
• 2515 rooms
• 1736 rooms
• 1117 rooms
• 518 rooms
• 879+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Illinois
• 75no bedroom
• 1491 bedroom
• 1,2312 bedrooms
• 3,0033 bedrooms
• 8424 bedrooms
• 1365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Illinois
• 124no bedroom
• 3431 bedroom
• 4312 bedrooms
• 3743 bedrooms
• 1294 bedrooms
• 565+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 402no vehicle
• 1,5061 vehicle
• 1,9662 vehicles
• 1,0003 vehicles
• 4334 vehicles
• 1285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
• 322no vehicle
• 6401 vehicle
• 3932 vehicles
• 1013 vehicles
• 34 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.2% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11,862
• Other state: 4,415
• Northeast: 263
• Midwest: 2,661
• South: 1,071
• West: 419

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 695
• Number of aged recipients: 39
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 656
• Number of recipients under 18: 76
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 506
• Number of recipients older than 64: 113
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 202
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 264

Union County on our top lists:

• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"