Union County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,666
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 34,957
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,714 (it was 8,433 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 637 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 391 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.9%), Manufacturing (11.6%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 168,69167.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 30,88012.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 25,56410.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,5514.6%Asian alone
- 9,3083.7%Two or more races
- 2,2620.9%Some other race alone
- 4510.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 3630.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 39.4 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 124,727 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 124,343 |  (49.9%) |
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| Union County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $94,168 ($50,638 in 1999)
| This county: | $94,168 |
| North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,317 (lower quartile is $826, upper quartile is $1,818)
| This county: | $1317 |
| State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $409,300 (it was $123,300 in 2000)
| Union: | $409,300 |
| North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,684Detached houses: $494,598
Here: $494,598 State: $375,326 Townhouses or other attached units: $291,722
Here: $291,722 State: $317,935 In 2-unit structures: $207,840
Here: $207,840 State: $250,488 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $506,887
Here: $506,887 State: $254,939 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $209,471
Here: $209,471 State: $329,290 Mobile homes: $140,492
Here: $140,492 State: $124,933
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $504
Institutionalized population: 745
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 41
- Robberies: 10
- Assaults: 145
- Burglaries: 295
- Thefts: 1027
- Auto thefts: 101
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 34
- Robberies: 22
- Assaults: 148
- Burglaries: 362
- Thefts: 1339
- Auto thefts: 149
Health of residents in Union County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
48.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Union County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.76.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
77.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
70.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
40.0% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2350 buildings, average cost: $223,700
- 2021: 2713 buildings, average cost: $214,200
- 2020: 2004 buildings, average cost: $213,200
- 2019: 1623 buildings, average cost: $221,300
- 2018: 1634 buildings, average cost: $222,400
- 2017: 1537 buildings, average cost: $230,400
- 2016: 1566 buildings, average cost: $227,200
- 2015: 1394 buildings, average cost: $204,500
- 2014: 1421 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2013: 1768 buildings, average cost: $171,000
- 2012: 1158 buildings, average cost: $167,600
- 2011: 692 buildings, average cost: $166,800
- 2010: 520 buildings, average cost: $167,700
- 2009: 587 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2008: 998 buildings, average cost: $206,600
- 2007: 2603 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2006: 3953 buildings, average cost: $202,100
- 2005: 3972 buildings, average cost: $186,300
- 2004: 3308 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2003: 2831 buildings, average cost: $152,700
- 2002: 2556 buildings, average cost: $127,000
- 2001: 2471 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2000: 2289 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 1999: 2467 buildings, average cost: $98,800
- 1998: 2330 buildings, average cost: $88,300
- 1997: 1715 buildings, average cost: $91,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,320 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,136 (0.6%)
| Union County: | 6.6% |
| North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.4 years old
(Males: 38.4 years old, Females: 40.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 38.4 years old, American Indian residents: 35.2 years old, Asian residents: 39.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.5 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)
Area name: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.
Cities in this county include: Monroe, Indian Trail, Weddington, Unionville, Stallings, Waxhaw, Wesley Chapel, Wingate, Marshville, Lake Park.
2023 air pollution in Union County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: co.union.nc.us
Neighboring counties: White County, Tennessee 
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| Here: | 2.8% |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 4,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 32,251 (49.9% naturalized citizens)
| Union County: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 7,1352010 or later
- 7,9942000 to 2009
- 6,4501990 to 1999
- 1,2691980 to 1989
- 4081970 to 1979
- 543Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 77,620
- One, attached: 1,908
- Two: 903
- 3 or 4: 734
- 5 to 9: 1,803
- 10 to 19: 1,084
- 20 to 49: 404
- 50 or more: 425
- Mobile homes: 4,215
Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 47,615 (5,335 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 4,733 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,014
| Here: | 97.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Union County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 62,089 | 156 |
| Mainline Protestant | 23,392 | 56 |
| Catholic | 19,205 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 4,364 | 23 |
| Other | 1,222 | 5 |
| None | 107,171 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 24
| Union County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
| This county: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
| Union County: | 2.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
| This county: | 4.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Union County: | 7.6% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Union County: | 26.8% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.2% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Union County:
Average size of farms: 156 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $213,482
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.82
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.41%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $157,279
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78,917
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.99%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.78%
Corn for grain: 28243 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 35728 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7422 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 54942 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 33 acres
Tornado activity:
Union County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 63342914.2 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Union County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 248.9 miles away from Union County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 106.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 134.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 147.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.6 miles away from Union County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 290.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Union County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60,882 (64.5%)
- Carpooled: 8,477 (9.0%)
- Bus: 42 (0.0%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 10 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 947 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 116 (0.1%)
- Walked: 790 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 26,425 (28.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (24%)
- India (12%)
- Ukraine (4%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- Russia (3%)
- Brazil (3%)
- English (14%)
- American (12%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (6%)
- Italian (4%)
- European (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Union County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 973 people in college/university student housing
- 472 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 239 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 215 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 52 people in group homes intended for adults
- 35 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 29 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 17 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Union County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 613 people in nursing homes
- 551 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 191 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 145 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 91 people in state prisons
- 19 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 14 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in other group homes
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in religious group quarters
8.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($102,621 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.72% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.83% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($48,084 average AGI)
3.89% relocated from other states ($54,537 average AGI)
Union County: 3.89% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Mecklenburg County, NC |  3.47% ($96,031 average AGI) |
| from Cabarrus County, NC | 0.24% ($75,040) |
| from Lancaster County, SC | 0.21% ($115,360) |
| from York County, SC | 0.17% ($131,788) |
| from Anson County, NC | 0.12% ($42,217) |
| from Stanly County, NC | 0.12% ($50,566) |
| from Wake County, NC | 0.12% ($90,578) |
7.30% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($92,623 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.30% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($50,979 average AGI)
3.02% relocated to other states ($41,644 average AGI)
Union County: 3.02% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 2.41% ($85,459 average AGI) |
| to Lancaster County, SC | 0.38% ($90,520) |
| to York County, SC | 0.24% ($-1,278,912) |
| to Cabarrus County, NC | 0.24% ($68,473) |
| to Stanly County, NC | 0.19% ($55,277) |
| to Anson County, NC | 0.16% ($37,884) |
| to Chesterfield County, SC | 0.15% ($46,352) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,559 (15,449 aged, 3,110 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,504 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Union County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,535)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,332)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,201)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,100)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (892)
- Unspecified dementia (813)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (581)
- Congestive heart failure (567)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (413)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (400)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,346
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 140
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,409
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,619
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 587
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 49.0. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 35.2
- Other - 13.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 59.7
- Other - 36.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 249,070- Male householders: 43,769 (5,743 living alone), Female householders: 40,445 (7,651 living alone)
56,701 spouses (56,272 opposite-sex spouses), 3,926 unmarried partners, (3,734 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83,454 children (78,818 natural, 1,761 adopted, 2,875 stepchildren), 1,570 grandchildren, 2,300 brothers or sisters, 5,617 parents, 196 foster children, 4,435 other relatives, 3,889 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,768
Size of family households: 26,302 2-persons, 14,206 3-persons, 15,360 4-persons, 7,884 5-persons, 2,361 6-persons, 1,277 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,394 1-person, 3,287 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 35 4-persons.
50,737 married couples with children.
8,519 single-parent households (2,157 men, 6,362 women).
83.9% of residents of Union speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $393,200,000 ($2,559 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,096,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $212,176,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,520,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,744,000
Federal grants: $64,518,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,335,000 ($12,476,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,908,000 ($4,352,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,143,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $146,293,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,345,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 12,274| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,541
| Here: | 28 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,991
| Here: | +18 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +28,720
| Here: | +176 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.95 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.2 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Union County, North Carolina
- 4,6972020 or later
- 15,9162010 to 2019
- 24,9132000 to 2009
- 16,4421990 to 1999
- 10,3161980 to 1989
- 6,1021970 to 1979
- 5,3601960 to 1969
- 2,5011950 to 1959
- 1,1911940 to 1949
- 1,6581939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, North Carolina
- 2091 room
- 1412 rooms
- 3563 rooms
- 4,5614 rooms
- 9,1185 rooms
- 11,9036 rooms
- 10,3697 rooms
- 8,6468 rooms
- 22,6909+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, North Carolina
- 1051 room
- 6352 rooms
- 1,8083 rooms
- 3,8704 rooms
- 2,8675 rooms
- 2,4796 rooms
- 2,2297 rooms
- 8338 rooms
- 1,3959+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, North Carolina
- 300no bedroom
- 2381 bedroom
- 4,4712 bedrooms
- 29,9483 bedrooms
- 20,7554 bedrooms
- 12,2815+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, North Carolina
- 105no bedroom
- 1,7551 bedroom
- 4,3012 bedrooms
- 6,9013 bedrooms
- 1,9764 bedrooms
- 1,1835+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,000no vehicle
- 11,9031 vehicle
- 27,3032 vehicles
- 16,7523 vehicles
- 7,8824 vehicles
- 3,1535+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
- 826no vehicle
- 5,7331 vehicle
- 7,3582 vehicles
- 1,5873 vehicles
- 6854 vehicles
- 325+ vehicles
87.8% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in North Carolina.
| Union County: | 87.8% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 110,520
- Other state: 103,600
- Northeast: 42,116
- Midwest: 18,091
- South: 33,095
- West: 10,298
- 49.2%Utility gas
- 41.2%Electricity
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 62.3%Electricity
- 28.5%Utility gas
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,160
| Here: | 20.4% |
| North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,778
| Here: | 15.6% |
| North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,805
| Here: | 36.8% |
| North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Union County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,687,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,798,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,580,000
Cash and Securities: $8,265,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,172,000
Sewerage: $20,996,000
Other: $7,347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,395,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,945,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,862,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $4,480,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,475,000
Other: $3,412,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,173,000
Hospital Public: $706,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $191,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $135,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,588,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,696,000
Water Utilities: $12,403,000
General Public Buildings: $8,409,000
Water Utilities: $7,651,000
Sewerage: $5,253,000
Sewerage: $2,639,000
Police Protection: $2,624,000
Police Protection: $1,820,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,648,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Libraries: $145,000
Parks and Recreation: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,225,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $364,872,000
Police Protection: $34,216,000
Police Protection: $30,121,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,224,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,933,000
Health - Other: $21,968,000
Water Utilities: $20,037,000
Health - Other: $18,876,000
Sewerage: $10,833,000
Financial Administration: $10,286,000
Water Utilities: $8,346,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,080,000
Financial Administration: $7,284,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,067,000
General - Other: $6,908,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,881,000
Sewerage: $6,132,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,763,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $5,654,000
Libraries: $5,394,000
Libraries: $5,151,000
General - Other: $4,702,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,459,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,416,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,227,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,419,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,257,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,188,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,174,000
Central Staff Services: $2,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,937,000
Central Staff Services: $1,791,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,424,000
General Public Buildings: $1,022,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
General Public Buildings: $235,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,633,000
Education: $11,758,000
Public Welfare: $11,570,000
Education: $2,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,702,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,153,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,009,000
Other: $394,000
Other: $293,000
Highways: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,180,000
Interest on Debt: $23,111,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,634,000
Other - Sewerage: $2,401,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,920,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $735,000
Other - Water Utilities: $727,000
Other - General - Other: $692,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $683,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $590,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,153,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Financial Administration: $184,000
General - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,924,000
Other: $3,198,000
Housing and Community Development: $167,000
Education: $167,000
Public Welfare: $74,000
Housing and Community Development: $36,000
Highways: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $572,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $494,200,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,444,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $402,880,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,770,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,990,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,557,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,427,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $6,458,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,432,000
Rents: $6,274,000
Interest Earnings: $4,730,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,407,000
Interest Earnings: $3,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,412,000
Sale of Property: $1,009,000
Fines and Forfeits: $725,000
Sale of Property: $358,000
Donations From Private Sources: $137,000
Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $3,569,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,672,000
Police Protection: $2,057,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,878,000
Sewerage: $1,608,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $875,000
Sewerage: $345,000
Public Welfare - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $257,000
Financial Administration: $233,000
General - Other: $226,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Housing and Community Development: $160,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Health - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
Water Utilities: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $64,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
Health - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $32,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,712,000
Cash and Securities: $26,812,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,127,000
Water Utilities: $22,232,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $271,298,000
Education: $257,077,000
General Local Government Support: $10,171,000
General Local Government Support: $8,287,000
Public Welfare: $5,270,000
Public Welfare: $1,795,000
Health and Hospitals: $549,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
Other: $322,000
Other: $221,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
Highways: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
- Tax - Property: $205,019,000
Property: $199,816,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,242,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,071,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,031,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,671,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,530,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,166,000
Other License: $1,134,000
Other License: $361,000
Motor Vehicle License: $254,000
Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $247,994,000
: $231,398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,224,000
Union County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,687,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,798,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,580,000
Cash and Securities: $8,265,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,172,000
Sewerage: $20,996,000
Other: $7,347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,395,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,945,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,862,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $4,480,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,475,000
Other: $3,412,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,173,000
Hospital Public: $706,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $191,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $135,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,588,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,696,000
Water Utilities: $12,403,000
General Public Buildings: $8,409,000
Water Utilities: $7,651,000
Sewerage: $5,253,000
Sewerage: $2,639,000
Police Protection: $2,624,000
Police Protection: $1,820,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,648,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Libraries: $145,000
Parks and Recreation: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,225,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $364,872,000
Police Protection: $34,216,000
Police Protection: $30,121,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,224,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,933,000
Health - Other: $21,968,000
Water Utilities: $20,037,000
Health - Other: $18,876,000
Sewerage: $10,833,000
Financial Administration: $10,286,000
Water Utilities: $8,346,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,080,000
Financial Administration: $7,284,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,067,000
General - Other: $6,908,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,881,000
Sewerage: $6,132,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,763,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $5,654,000
Libraries: $5,394,000
Libraries: $5,151,000
General - Other: $4,702,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,459,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,416,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,227,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,419,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,257,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,188,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,174,000
Central Staff Services: $2,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,937,000
Central Staff Services: $1,791,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,424,000
General Public Buildings: $1,022,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
General Public Buildings: $235,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,633,000
Education: $11,758,000
Public Welfare: $11,570,000
Education: $2,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,702,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,153,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,009,000
Other: $394,000
Other: $293,000
Highways: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,180,000
Interest on Debt: $23,111,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,634,000
Other - Sewerage: $2,401,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,920,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $735,000
Other - Water Utilities: $727,000
Other - General - Other: $692,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $683,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $590,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,153,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Financial Administration: $184,000
General - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,924,000
Other: $3,198,000
Housing and Community Development: $167,000
Education: $167,000
Public Welfare: $74,000
Housing and Community Development: $36,000
Highways: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $572,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $494,200,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,444,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $402,880,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,770,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,990,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,557,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,427,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $6,458,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,432,000
Rents: $6,274,000
Interest Earnings: $4,730,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,407,000
Interest Earnings: $3,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,412,000
Sale of Property: $1,009,000
Fines and Forfeits: $725,000
Sale of Property: $358,000
Donations From Private Sources: $137,000
Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $3,569,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,672,000
Police Protection: $2,057,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,878,000
Sewerage: $1,608,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $875,000
Sewerage: $345,000
Public Welfare - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $257,000
Financial Administration: $233,000
General - Other: $226,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Housing and Community Development: $160,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Health - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
Water Utilities: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $64,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
Health - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $32,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,712,000
Cash and Securities: $26,812,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,127,000
Water Utilities: $22,232,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $271,298,000
Education: $257,077,000
General Local Government Support: $10,171,000
General Local Government Support: $8,287,000
Public Welfare: $5,270,000
Public Welfare: $1,795,000
Health and Hospitals: $549,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
Other: $322,000
Other: $221,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
Highways: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
- Tax - Property: $205,019,000
Property: $199,816,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,242,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,071,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,031,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,671,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,530,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,166,000
Other License: $1,134,000
Other License: $361,000
Motor Vehicle License: $254,000
Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $247,994,000
: $231,398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,224,000
Union County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,687,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,798,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,580,000
Cash and Securities: $8,265,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,172,000
Sewerage: $20,996,000
Other: $7,347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,395,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,945,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,862,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $4,480,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,475,000
Other: $3,412,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,173,000
Hospital Public: $706,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $191,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $135,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,588,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,696,000
Water Utilities: $12,403,000
General Public Buildings: $8,409,000
Water Utilities: $7,651,000
Sewerage: $5,253,000
Sewerage: $2,639,000
Police Protection: $2,624,000
Police Protection: $1,820,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,648,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Libraries: $145,000
Parks and Recreation: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,225,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $364,872,000
Police Protection: $34,216,000
Police Protection: $30,121,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,224,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,933,000
Health - Other: $21,968,000
Water Utilities: $20,037,000
Health - Other: $18,876,000
Sewerage: $10,833,000
Financial Administration: $10,286,000
Water Utilities: $8,346,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,080,000
Financial Administration: $7,284,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,067,000
General - Other: $6,908,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,881,000
Sewerage: $6,132,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,763,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $5,654,000
Libraries: $5,394,000
Libraries: $5,151,000
General - Other: $4,702,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,459,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,416,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,227,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,419,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,257,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,188,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,174,000
Central Staff Services: $2,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,937,000
Central Staff Services: $1,791,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,424,000
General Public Buildings: $1,022,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
General Public Buildings: $235,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,633,000
Education: $11,758,000
Public Welfare: $11,570,000
Education: $2,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,702,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,153,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,009,000
Other: $394,000
Other: $293,000
Highways: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,180,000
Interest on Debt: $23,111,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,634,000
Other - Sewerage: $2,401,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,920,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $735,000
Other - Water Utilities: $727,000
Other - General - Other: $692,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $683,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $590,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,153,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Financial Administration: $184,000
General - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,924,000
Other: $3,198,000
Housing and Community Development: $167,000
Education: $167,000
Public Welfare: $74,000
Housing and Community Development: $36,000
Highways: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $572,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $494,200,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,444,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $402,880,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,770,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,990,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,557,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,427,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $6,458,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,432,000
Rents: $6,274,000
Interest Earnings: $4,730,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,407,000
Interest Earnings: $3,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,412,000
Sale of Property: $1,009,000
Fines and Forfeits: $725,000
Sale of Property: $358,000
Donations From Private Sources: $137,000
Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $3,569,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,672,000
Police Protection: $2,057,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,878,000
Sewerage: $1,608,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $875,000
Sewerage: $345,000
Public Welfare - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $257,000
Financial Administration: $233,000
General - Other: $226,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Housing and Community Development: $160,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Health - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
Water Utilities: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $64,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
Health - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $32,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,712,000
Cash and Securities: $26,812,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,127,000
Water Utilities: $22,232,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $271,298,000
Education: $257,077,000
General Local Government Support: $10,171,000
General Local Government Support: $8,287,000
Public Welfare: $5,270,000
Public Welfare: $1,795,000
Health and Hospitals: $549,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
Other: $322,000
Other: $221,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
Highways: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
- Tax - Property: $205,019,000
Property: $199,816,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,242,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,071,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,031,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,671,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,530,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,166,000
Other License: $1,134,000
Other License: $361,000
Motor Vehicle License: $254,000
Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $247,994,000
: $231,398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,224,000
Union County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,687,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,798,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,580,000
Cash and Securities: $8,265,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,172,000
Sewerage: $20,996,000
Other: $7,347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,395,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,945,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,862,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $4,480,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,475,000
Other: $3,412,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,173,000
Hospital Public: $706,000
Parks and Recreation: $566,000
Parks and Recreation: $413,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $191,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $135,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,588,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,696,000
Water Utilities: $12,403,000
General Public Buildings: $8,409,000
Water Utilities: $7,651,000
Sewerage: $5,253,000
Sewerage: $2,639,000
Police Protection: $2,624,000
Police Protection: $1,820,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,648,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Libraries: $145,000
Parks and Recreation: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,225,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $364,872,000
Police Protection: $34,216,000
Police Protection: $30,121,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,224,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,933,000
Health - Other: $21,968,000
Water Utilities: $20,037,000
Health - Other: $18,876,000
Sewerage: $10,833,000
Financial Administration: $10,286,000
Water Utilities: $8,346,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,080,000
Financial Administration: $7,284,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,067,000
General - Other: $6,908,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,881,000
Sewerage: $6,132,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,763,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $5,654,000
Libraries: $5,394,000
Libraries: $5,151,000
General - Other: $4,702,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,459,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,416,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,227,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,419,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,257,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,188,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,174,000
Central Staff Services: $2,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,937,000
Central Staff Services: $1,791,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,424,000
General Public Buildings: $1,022,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
General Public Buildings: $235,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,633,000
Education: $11,758,000
Public Welfare: $11,570,000
Education: $2,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,702,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,153,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,009,000
Other: $394,000
Other: $293,000
Highways: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,180,000
Interest on Debt: $23,111,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,634,000
Other - Sewerage: $2,401,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,920,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $735,000
Other - Water Utilities: $727,000
Other - General - Other: $692,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $683,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $590,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,153,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Financial Administration: $184,000
General - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,924,000
Other: $3,198,000
Housing and Community Development: $167,000
Education: $167,000
Public Welfare: $74,000
Housing and Community Development: $36,000
Highways: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $572,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $494,200,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,444,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $402,880,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,770,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,990,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,557,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,427,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $6,458,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,432,000
Rents: $6,274,000
Interest Earnings: $4,730,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,407,000
Interest Earnings: $3,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,412,000
Sale of Property: $1,009,000
Fines and Forfeits: $725,000
Sale of Property: $358,000
Donations From Private Sources: $137,000
Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $3,569,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,672,000
Police Protection: $2,057,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,878,000
Sewerage: $1,608,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $875,000
Sewerage: $345,000
Public Welfare - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $257,000
Financial Administration: $233,000
General - Other: $226,000
Public Welfare - Other: $189,000
Housing and Community Development: $160,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Health - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
Water Utilities: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $64,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
Health - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $32,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,712,000
Cash and Securities: $26,812,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,127,000
Water Utilities: $22,232,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
Cash and Securities: $10,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $271,298,000
Education: $257,077,000
General Local Government Support: $10,171,000
General Local Government Support: $8,287,000
Public Welfare: $5,270,000
Public Welfare: $1,795,000
Health and Hospitals: $549,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
Other: $322,000
Other: $221,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
Highways: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
- Tax - Property: $205,019,000
Property: $199,816,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $50,242,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,071,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,031,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,671,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,530,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,166,000
Other License: $1,134,000
Other License: $361,000
Motor Vehicle License: $254,000
Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $247,994,000
: $231,398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,224,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,699
- Number of aged recipients: 244
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,455
- Number of recipients under 18: 367
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 903
- Number of recipients older than 64: 429
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 643
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 676
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,080 | $172,221 | 1,206 | $249,145 | 6,285 | $219,446 | 149 | $94,450 | 3 | $385,667 | 297 | $148,943 | 54 | $105,389 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 55 | $179,418 | 103 | $322,029 | 445 | $222,452 | 22 | $105,045 | 0 | $0 | 24 | $142,417 | 22 | $79,273 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 183 | $176,607 | 202 | $276,757 | 2,122 | $219,603 | 133 | $75,263 | 0 | $0 | 97 | $164,402 | 73 | $78,521 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 164 | $175,756 | 208 | $268,101 | 1,374 | $217,295 | 42 | $152,976 | 0 | $0 | 62 | $159,065 | 19 | $99,895 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 31 | $164,806 | 29 | $249,862 | 355 | $229,673 | 6 | $132,500 | 3 | $181,667 | 19 | $188,263 | 6 | $56,667 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 191 | $268,712 | 185 | $222,892 | 7 | $167,286 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 72 | $290,250 | 97 | $245,763 | 4 | $238,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 25 | $284,920 | 28 | $245,857 | 2 | $185,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 9 | $233,667 | 15 | $263,400 | 1 | $185,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $265,300 | 8 | $264,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Union County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 686 | 71.4 years |
| William | 521 | 73.6 years |
| John | 507 | 72.8 years |
| Mary | 498 | 79.0 years |
| Robert | 339 | 72.1 years |
| George | 209 | 74.4 years |
| Henry | 199 | 73.9 years |
| Charles | 193 | 68.9 years |
| Thomas | 190 | 73.0 years |
| Annie | 162 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Union County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Helms | 740 | 74.8 years |
| Griffin | 378 | 74.3 years |
| Williams | 262 | 74.8 years |
| Simpson | 216 | 75.8 years |
| Smith | 215 | 75.8 years |
| Price | 207 | 75.8 years |
| Baucom | 181 | 78.2 years |
| Starnes | 174 | 74.8 years |
| Thomas | 166 | 74.3 years |
| Mullis | 144 | 75.2 years |
| Businesses in Union County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| AT&T | 3 | Lowe's | 3 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 9 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 5 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 10 | |
| Arby's | 2 | New Balance | 3 | |
| AutoZone | 4 | Nike | 10 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 3 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Burger King | 5 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
| CVS | 11 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 3 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 3 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 3 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
| FedEx | 15 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Starbucks | 4 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 8 | |
| GNC | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| GameStop | 3 | T-Mobile | 8 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Target | 2 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | UPS | 19 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 2 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Walgreens | 6 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | |||
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- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
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- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"