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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Union County is $13,467, which is much lower than the state average of $26,499 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Union County median household income is $41,476, which has grown by 20.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.62% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Union County residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #67

Union County	13,467 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union County	28,572 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union County	30,480 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union County	26,303 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #39

Union County	41,476 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Union County	49,170 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Union County	20.00%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Union County		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.63%	$7,319, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.14%	$15,867, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.18%	$1,809, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.06%	$20,646, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Union County	48,116 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Union County	54,206 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
White	$43,435, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$24,750, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$60,625, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$30,885, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$57,813, see rank	$38,808	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$27,083, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,813, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,535, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$28,165, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,759, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	8,888, 69.66%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,650, 29.82%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.08%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,643, 29.74%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,372, 89.75%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	271, 10.25%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,238, 70.18%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	3,871, 30.34%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,155, 55.67%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,155, 55.67%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,896, 87.98%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	259, 12.02%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,716, 44.33%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,222, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,703, 87.71%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	331, 7.84%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	30, 0.71%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	54, 1.28%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.12%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	99, 2.34%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Union County	22.9 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,268	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	2,372, 55.58%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	404, 17.03%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	786, 33.14%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	382, 16.10%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.25%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	199, 8.39%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	322, 13.58%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	1,896, 44.42%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	577, 30.43%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	514, 27.11%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	746, 39.35%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.05%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.42%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 2.64%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Union County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,268, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	72, 1.69%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	182, 4.26%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	182, 4.26%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	114, 2.67%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	703, 16.47%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	258, 6.04%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	15, 0.35%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	210, 4.92%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	285, 6.68%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	949, 22.24%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	164, 3.84%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	995, 23.31%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	139, 3.26%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Union County	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,962	19.01%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	451	16.45%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.