Union, IA Population

Overview

411

Total Population

54.4

Median age

53.04%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

59.3

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

The median age in Union is 54.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Union's population under 18 was 12.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Union's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Union, 9.25% were under the age of 15, 11.19% aged 15 to 29, 51.58% aged 30 to 64, 20.44% aged 65 to 84, and 7.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 more females than males in Union:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.04% females and 46.96% males in Union, IA.
The Union, IA gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 29.

Union's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Union population: 97.81% are White, 0.24% are Asian and 1.95% are multiracial.
Union's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 409 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Union is White with a population of 402 (97.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 427 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Union's population decreased by 28 (6.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Union's population decreased by 7 (1.75%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 381.