Union County, NJ Population

Overview

571,963

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185,98

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 23.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Union County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Union County, 19.60% were under the age of 15, 18.43% aged 15 to 29, 47.64% aged 30 to 64, 12.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,431 more females than males in Union County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Union County, NJ.
The Union County, NJ gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 20,446.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 21,511.

Union County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Union County population: 48.25% are White, 21.13% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.46% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 17.05% are some other race and 7.73% are multiracial.
Union County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 185,98 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 385,983 (67.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Union County is White with a population of 275,995 (48.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 573,617 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Union County's population increased by 14,265 (2.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Union County's population increased by 36,281 (6.75%), 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 2007 at 521,682.