Demographics of Union County, Georgia

Union County, Georgia had 27,859 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,051 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

27,859
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,051 people.; 55.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,176 ±$5,108
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, Georgia's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Union County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Union County, Georgia'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	24,808	100.0	100.0
2021	25,612	103.2	100.2
2022	26,413	106.5	100.7
2023	27,132	109.4	101.6
2024	27,608	111.3	102.5
2025	27,859	112.3	103.1

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Population of Union County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,808	+176	−52	0	+261
2021	25,612	+804	−278	+7	+1,148
2022	26,413	+801	−283	+28	+996
2023	27,132	+719	−218	+14	+891
2024	27,608	+476	−245	+44	+665
2025	27,859	+251	−246	+28	+471

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.9 ±0.4: for men 54.8 ±0.5 and for women 56.9 ±1.0. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	931 ±46	3.5% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,992 ±248	11.4% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,510 ±252	5.7% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,554 ±322	17.3% ±1.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,330 ±453	27.9% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,987 ±522	34.2% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,176 ±$5,108, and income per person $41,194 ±$3,975, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,889 ±438	16.4% ±3.8	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,252 ±384	19.6% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,099 ±292	18.3% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,908 ±324	16.6% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,768 ±291	15.4% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	705 ±223	6.1% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	869 ±209	7.6% ±1.8	11.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,805 ±651	10.9% ±2.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	691 ±246	17.8% ±6.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,175 ±369	11.3% ±3.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	939 ±190	8.2% ±1.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Union County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Union County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	15,164 ±41	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.8% ±2.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.2% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.4% ±2.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.6% ±2.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$307,400 ±$20,235	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$808 ±$100	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,000 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,334 ±88	92.5% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	181 ±73	0.7% ±0.3	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26 to 160	0.1% to 0.6%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	690 ±132	2.6% ±0.5	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	11,051 ±743	42.0% ±2.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,260 ±731	54.2% ±2.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	276 ±117	1.0% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	717 ±203	2.7% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	270 ±125	1.0% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	447 ±153	1.7% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Union County among the counties of Georgia

71st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Union County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%
Sumter County	28,801	−2.4%
Hart County	28,639	+10.7%
Upson County	28,500	+2.7%
Union County	27,859	+12.3%
Stephens County	27,854	+3.8%
Toombs County	27,545	+1.7%
Butts County	27,218	+6.5%
Grady County	26,590	+1.4%
Fannin County	26,111	+2.6%

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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