Union County, KY Population

Overview

13,786

Total Population

39.0

Median age

48.03%

Female population %

108.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

45.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Union County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Union County is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Union County's population under 18 was 18.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Union County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Union County, 14.61% were under the age of 15, 25.31% aged 15 to 29, 43.25% aged 30 to 64, 15.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 544 less females than males in Union County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.03% females and 51.97% males in Union County, KY.
The Union County, KY gender ratio is 108.2:100 i.e. 108.2 men to 100 women (1.082).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,037.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 618.

Union County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Union County population: 82.91% are White, 14.62% are Black or African American, 0.59% are Asian, 0.29% are some other race and 1.60% are multiracial.
Union County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,586 (98.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Union County is White with a population of 11,43 (82.91% of the total population).

Union County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,390 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Union County's population decreased by 116 (0.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Union County's population decreased by 1,609 (10.53%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,961.