Overview
397
Total Population
36.7
Median age
35.52%
Female population %
181.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
29.7
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Union's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Union is 36.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Union's population under 18 was 4.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Union's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Union, 2.77% were under the age of 15, 5.04% aged 15 to 29, 72.04% aged 30 to 64, 18.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 115 less females than males in Union:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 35.52% females and 64.48% males in Union, AL.
- The Union, AL gender ratio is 181.6:100 i.e. 181.6 men to 100 women (1.816).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 124.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 24.
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Race / Ethnicity
Union's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Union population: 3.53% are White, 95.47% are Black or African American and 1.01% are multiracial.
- Union's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 397 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Union is Black or African American with a population of 379 (95.47% of the total population).
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Year by year
Union's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 236 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Union's population increased by 8 (3.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Union's population decreased by 57 (24.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Union's population was lowest in year 2022 at 171.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)