Overview
630
Total Population
36.3
Median age
44.60%
Female population %
124.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
41.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
45
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 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Union's population under 18 was 25.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Union's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Union, 19.37% were under the age of 15, 20.32% aged 15 to 29, 50.48% aged 30 to 64, 9.21% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 68 less females than males in Union:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.60% females and 55.40% males in Union, IL.
- The Union, IL gender ratio is 124.2:100 i.e. 124.2 men to 100 women (1.242).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 65.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.
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Race / Ethnicity
Union's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Union population: 95.40% are White, 3.49% are Asian, 0.63% are some other race and 0.48% are multiracial.
- Union's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 585 (92.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Union is White with a population of 601 (95.40% 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 618 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Union's population increased by 4 (0.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Union's population decreased by 32 (5.52%), 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 542.
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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)