Demographics of Union city, Missouri

Union city, Missouri had 13,445 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,063 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Union city, in four figures

13,445
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,781 ±32.; +8.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,063 people.; 33.3 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,435 ±$7,625
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Union city, Missouri's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Union city, Missouri'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Union city, Missouri's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Union city, Missouri'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	12,382	100.0	100.0
2021	12,501	101.0	100.2
2022	12,756	103.0	100.7
2023	13,001	105.0	101.6
2024	13,208	106.7	102.5
2025	13,445	108.6	103.1

Population of Union city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,382	—
2021	12,501	+119
2022	12,756	+255
2023	13,001	+245
2024	13,208	+207
2025	13,445	+237

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±2.6: for men 34.1 ±3.4 and for women 32.9 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Union city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,159 ±324	9.1% ±2.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,212 ±326	17.3% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,093 ±284	8.6% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,065 ±468	31.8% ±3.7	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,667 ±336	20.9% ±2.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,585 ±223	12.4% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,435 ±$7,625, and income per person $33,416 ±$2,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Union city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	507 ±162	10.2% ±3.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,112 ±260	22.3% ±5.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	943 ±234	18.9% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	742 ±215	14.9% ±4.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,192 ±280	23.9% ±5.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	196 ±86	3.9% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	298 ±144	6.0% ±2.9	8.7% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,009 ±403	8.1% ±3.3	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	280 ±133	8.6% ±3.9	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	618 ±256	9.0% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	37 to 185	1.7% to 8.0%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Union city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Union city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,399 ±297	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±6.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.5% to 11.7%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±3.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±5.1	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$205,200 ±$9,777	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$53	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	314 ±137	2.5% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,056 ±508	86.5% ±4.0	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	105 to 463	0.8% to 3.6%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61 to 267	0.5% to 2.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<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 16	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	954 ±452	7.5% ±3.5	4.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	10,182 ±446	79.7% ±3.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,360 ±444	18.5% ±3.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 107	0.1% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	82 to 276	0.6% to 2.2%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 129	0.1% to 1.0%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24 to 186	0.2% to 1.5%	2.2% ±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 city among the places of Missouri

72nd of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Union city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Festus city	13,201 ±30
Eureka city	13,081 ±308
Jennings city	12,918 ±46
Branson city	12,817 ±39
St. Ann city	12,811 ±30
Union city	12,781 ±32
Fulton city	12,617 ±27
West Plains city	12,441 ±71
Crestwood city	12,295 ±43
Town and Country city	11,607 ±33
Mexico city	11,477 ±22

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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