Union is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 12,756 people and four associated neighborhoods, Union is the 68th largest community in Missouri. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Union, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Union, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Union’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Union does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,864.00.

Also of interest is that Union has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In terms of college education, Union is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.94% of adults 25 and older in Union have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Union in 2022 was $31,729, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,916 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Union is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Union include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Union is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.