Demographics of Union County, Florida

Union County, Florida had 16,250 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +808 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Union County, in four figures

16,250
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +808 people.; 39.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,146 ±$6,434
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Union County, Florida's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Union County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Union County, Florida's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Union County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,442	100.0	100.0
2021	15,874	102.8	100.2
2022	15,490	100.3	100.7
2023	15,992	103.6	101.6
2024	15,765	102.1	102.5
2025	16,250	105.2	103.1

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Population of Union County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,442	−703	−19	0	−553
2021	15,874	+432	−135	+1	+598
2022	15,490	−384	−132	0	−274
2023	15,992	+502	−110	+6	+581
2024	15,765	−227	−104	+20	−143
2025	16,250	+485	−102	−5	+594

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.7: for men 41.2 ±1.2 and for women 36.7 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Union County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	840 ±47	5.3% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,574 ±288	16.4% ±1.8	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,110 ±159	7.1% ±1.0	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,535 ±292	28.9% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,035 ±244	25.7% ±1.6	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,607 ±253	16.6% ±1.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,146 ±$6,434, and income per person $23,374 ±$2,989, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Union County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	909 ±214	21.1% ±4.9	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	728 ±188	16.9% ±4.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	966 ±237	22.4% ±5.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	540 ±144	12.5% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	645 ±151	14.9% ±3.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	286 ±121	6.6% ±2.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	242 ±108	5.6% ±2.5	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Union County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	2,169 ±481	19.5% ±4.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	894 ±274	27.3% ±7.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	999 ±234	18.5% ±4.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	276 ±120	11.4% ±4.8	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Union County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Union County	Florida	United States
Housing units	4,832 ±44	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±3.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±3.3	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±5.1	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±5.2	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$169,500 ±$17,769	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$894 ±$158	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Union County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	846 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,998 ±126	70.0% ±0.8	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,302 ±268	14.7% ±1.7	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 67	0.1% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,481 ±305	9.4% ±1.9	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Union County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	10,506 ±487	66.9% ±3.1	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,595 ±497	29.3% ±3.2	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	287 ±96	1.8% ±0.6	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	313 ±94	2.0% ±0.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 124	0.1% to 0.8%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	241 ±107	1.5% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Union County among the counties of Florida

59th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Union County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Taylor County	21,210	−2.5%
Gilchrist County	20,488	+14.5%
Holmes County	20,119	+2.7%
Madison County	18,759	+5.0%
Dixie County	18,038	+8.0%
Union County	16,250	+5.2%
Jefferson County	16,007	+11.1%
Gulf County	15,943	+11.7%
Hamilton County	14,180	+3.3%
Calhoun County	13,289	−3.0%
Glades County	13,270	+9.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026