Union County, IL Demographic Data

Union County, IL Summary

Union County is located in Illinois
  • Population: 17,799
  • Area: 422.15 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 413.46 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 8.69 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 42.16 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 629.27 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Union County, IL Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,655
50%
50.8
Male
8,803
50%
49.2
Total Population
17,458
 
323,128,000

Union County, IL Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
961
5.5% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,103
6.3% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
997
5.7% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
912
5.2% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
961
5.5% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,035
11.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,007
11.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,470
14.1% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,373
7.9% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,236
7.1% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,890
10.8% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,022
5.9% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
491
2.8% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,822
79.2%
77.2
Female
6,913
50.0%
51.3
Male
6,909
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,299
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,122
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,403
19.5%
15.2
Female
1,834
53.9%
55.8
Male
1,569
46.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0

Union County, IL Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,948
97.1% 
96.8
White
16,412
94.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
124
0.7% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
76
0.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
44
0.3% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
30
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
324
1.9% 
5.1
Two or More Races
510
2.9% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
863
4.9% 
17.8
Mexican
718
4.1% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
86
0.5% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59
0.3% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,595
95.1% 
82.2

Union County, IL Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
866
6.9% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
933
7.4% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,078
32.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,871
22.9% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,109
8.9% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,603
12.8% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,064
8.5% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,799
14.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,725
85.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,667
21.3%
31.2

Union County, IL Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,630
25.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,673
53.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,913
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
144
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,037
7.2
5.8%

Union County, IL Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,675
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
822
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
696
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
101
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
25
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Union County, IL Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
505
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
470
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
775
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,005
14.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
977
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,246
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
813
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
660
9.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
164
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
156
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
45,464
 
57,617
Per capita income
24,296
 
31,128

Union County, IL Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
389
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
422
5.7%
9.8
Construction
584
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,351
31.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
213
2.9%
6.6
Information
100
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
686
9.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
244
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
364
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
594
8.0%
4.6
Retail trade
879
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
534
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
58
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,037
14.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,266
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,225
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,279
17.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,611
21.7%
18.1%

Union County, IL Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,311
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,984
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
717
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
55
0.8%
5.1
Walked
86
1.2%
2.7
Other means
108
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
361
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.1
 
26.6

Union County, IL Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
350
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,007
29.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,703
39.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,711
25.3%
21.0

Union County, IL Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
6,771
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,355
79.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,416
20.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,141
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5

Union County, IL Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,912
1 room
183
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
64
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
537
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,262
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,092
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,469
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
816
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
787
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
702
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Union County, IL Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,912
 
 
1-unit, detached
5,993
75.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
47
0.6%
5.9
2-units
133
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
215
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
54
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
87
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
137
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,246
15.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Union County, IL Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,083
26.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
651
8.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
742
9.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
655
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
988
12.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
942
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
889
11.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
769
9.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
174
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.2%
1.4%

Union County, IL Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,213
32.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,302
19.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,821
41.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
389
5.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
21
0.3%
1.1

Union County, IL Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,682
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
32
1.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
65
2.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
80
3.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
109
4.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
400
14.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
741
27.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,255
46.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,366
51.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
414
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
288
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
166
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
416
15.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
32
0.0%
0.0%

Union County, IL Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,198 
 
41,631,300 
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.7%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
74
6.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
472
39.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
644
53.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
218
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
475
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
444
37.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
100
8.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
163
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
285
24.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
229
0.0%
0.0%

Union County, IL Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,355
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
963
18.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,808
33.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
875
16.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
661
12.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
740
13.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
255
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
42
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,200
 
205,000