Overview
8,119
Total Population
46.1
Median age
54.69%
Female population %
82.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
58.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
258
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Union's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Union is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Union's population under 18 was 17.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Union's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Union, 15.35% were under the age of 15, 15.73% aged 15 to 29, 47.42% aged 30 to 64, 18.23% aged 65 to 84, and 3.28% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 761 more females than males in Union:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.69% females and 45.31% males in Union, SC.
- The Union, SC gender ratio is 82.9:100 i.e. 82.9 men to 100 women (0.829).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 325.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 388.
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Race / Ethnicity
Union's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Union population: 50.57% are White, 46.41% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are some other race and 2.65% are multiracial.
- Union's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 258 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,861 (96.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Union is White with a population of 4,106 (50.57% 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 9,016 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Union's population decreased by 664 (7.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Union's population decreased by 215 (2.57%), 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 7,633.
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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)