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Union City, NJ
Demographic Data



Union City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Union City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

65,366

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.1%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
10.5%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
29.5%
55 - 64:
10.6%
Over 65 Years:
12.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
76.3%
76.3%
25.6%
25.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Union City
USA
$31,030
$31,030
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Union City
USA
$59,967
$59,967
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.3%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Healthcare
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Manufacturing
Education
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
Other
Information Technology
Real estate
11.4%
11.4%
10.8%
10.8%
10.1%
10.1%
9.9%
9.9%
8.9%
8.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.4%
7.4%
7.3%
7.3%
5.7%
5.7%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
81.3%
81.3%
11.6%
11.6%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
African
English
Haitian
Scottish
European
French
Lebanese
Portuguese
Greek
Russian
Jamaican
Nigerian
Jordanian
Eastern European
Swiss
Brazilian
3.1%
3.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
Chinese
Italian
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Korean
Slavic languages
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Thai
African languages
Japanese
Polish
Scandinavian languages
Hungarian
75.1%
75.1%
18.6%
18.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Union City Residents

54.6%

Real Estate in Popular Union City Neighborhoods

Popular real estate near Union City

Zip Codes in Union City, NJ