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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Union is $30,094, which is lower than the state average of $34,566 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Union median household income is $72,181, which has grown by 21.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Union residents spend 27.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 30.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.2 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, see rank

Union, NJ	30,094 USD
New Jersey	34,566 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, NJ	39,439 USD
New Jersey	37,801 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, NJ	44,621 USD
New Jersey	45,513 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, NJ	34,156 USD
New Jersey	30,591 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Union, NJ	72,181 USD
New Jersey	68,981 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Union, NJ	83,408 USD
New Jersey	92,315 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Union, NJ	21.98%
New Jersey	30.67%
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, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.84%	$9,988, see rank	29.53%	$15,381	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	28.88%	$16,499, see rank	27.40%	$16,275	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	1.25%	$4,656, see rank	2.10%	$3,688	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	23.90%	$17,924, see rank	17.23%	$22,288	17.40%	$20,838

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

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Union, NJ	84,212 USD
New Jersey	83,957 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Union, NJ	92,778 USD
New Jersey	107,639 USD
U.S.	81,537 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 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Union, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$68,827, see rank	$74,715	$54,535
Black	$73,015, see rank	$46,139	$34,445
Hispanic	$74,761, see rank	$48,093	$40,946
Asian	$95,000, see rank	$96,884	$68,458
American Indian, Alaska Native	$79,519, see rank	$43,221	$36,520
One Race, Other	$79,583, see rank	$44,351	$40,521
Two or More Races	$95,707, see rank	$58,937	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Union, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$41,250, see rank	$34,048	$26,365
25 to 44	$82,997, see rank	$76,313	$56,832
45 to 64	$89,722, see rank	$84,863	$63,121
65 or over	$39,291, see rank	$38,290	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Union, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,610, see rank	6,821,981	235,871,704
Male¹	20,376, 46.72%, see rank	48.31%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,646, 71.88%, see rank	73.41%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.10%, see rank	0.26%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	14,626, 71.78%, see rank	73.14%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,517, 92.42%, see rank	93.13%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,109, 7.58%, see rank	6.87%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,730, 28.12%, see rank	26.59%	28.72%
Female¹	23,234, 53.28%, see rank	51.69%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	14,697, 63.26%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	24, 0.10%, see rank	0.05%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	14,673, 63.15%, see rank	60.05%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,692, 93.31%, see rank	93.15%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	981, 6.69%, see rank	6.85%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,537, 36.74%, see rank	39.90%	40.90%

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 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Union, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,262, 100%	4,102,839	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,218, 76.99%, see rank	71.84%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,518, 9.59%, see rank	9.13%	10.52%
Public Transportation	2,502, 9.53%, see rank	10.41%	4.95%
Walked	502, 1.91%, see rank	3.31%	2.86%
Other Means	151, 0.57%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	371, 1.41%, see rank	3.41%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Union, NJ	27.0 minutes
New Jersey	30.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 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 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Union, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,209	4,217,343	141,303,145
Male¹	13,517, 49.68%, see rank	53.23%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,334, 32.06%, see rank	36.64%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	2,261, 16.73%, see rank	13.97%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,724, 20.15%, see rank	19.81%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.08%, see rank	0.32%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,915, 14.17%, see rank	14.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,272, 16.81%, see rank	14.70%	18.26%
Female¹	13,692, 50.32%, see rank	46.77%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,767, 42.12%, see rank	41.58%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	2,258, 16.49%, see rank	17.61%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,196, 37.95%, see rank	35.20%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 0.22%, see rank	0.47%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	441, 3.22%, see rank	5.07%	6.09%

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, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,209, 100%	4,217,343	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 0.04%, see rank	0.37%	1.82%
Construction	1,522, 5.59%, see rank	6.31%	7.45%
Manufacturing	2,408, 8.85%, see rank	9.51%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	940, 3.45%, see rank	3.90%	3.20%
Retail Trade	2,896, 10.64%, see rank	11.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,968, 7.23%, see rank	5.75%	5.08%
Information	786, 2.89%, see rank	3.27%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,386, 8.77%, see rank	9.19%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,557, 9.40%, see rank	12.05%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,199, 26.46%, see rank	21.82%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,873, 6.88%, see rank	7.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	1,720, 6.32%, see rank	4.64%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	943, 3.47%, see rank	4.41%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Union, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,659	5.08%, see rank	8.81%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	530	3.91%, see rank	6.51%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.