Living in Union County Public Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 76,346 households are located in Union County Public Schools area. Among them, 33,345 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children in the region is 79,503 and 66,435 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (11,594) of residents are non-citizens and 14% (32,399) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Union County Public Schools, North Carolina
Household	76,346
Population	228,754
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	33,345 (44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	79,503
Total Students	66,435
Pre-Kindergarten	3,919
Kindergarten	3,020
Grade 1-8	29,899
Grade 9-12	17,394
College/Graduate School	12,203
Veterans	167,945
Non-citizen	11,594
Non-English Home Language	32,399
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

176,510 residents are over the age of 16 and 119,271 people are in labor force. Among them, 119,131 people are in civilian labor force and 140 are in armed labor force. 113,699 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Union County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	111,820	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	91,521	81.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,414	8.42%
Public transportation	512	0.46%
Walked	959	0.86%
Other method	1,073	0.96%
Worked from home	8,341	7.46%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,699	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46,166	40.60%
Service	16,924	14.88%
Sales and office	25,494	22.42%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,234	9.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,881	13.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,699	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,056	0.93%
Construction	9,284	8.17%
Manufacturing	13,403	11.79%
Wholesale trade	3,538	3.11%
Retail trade	14,013	12.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,528	4.86%
Information	2,293	2.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	10,748	9.45%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,795	11.25%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	22,629	19.90%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	9,415	8.28%
Other services, except public administration	6,046	5.32%
Public administration	2,951	2.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	113,699	-
Private wage and salary workers	94,976	83.53%
Government workers	12,324	10.84%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	6,138	5.40%
Unpaid family workers	261	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $107,967 for the 76,346 households in Union County Public Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $38,676. 209,146 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.96%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	76,346	-
Less than $10,000	2,303	3.02%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,255	2.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,833	6.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,674	6.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,188	10.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,204	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,959	14.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,402	18.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,048	9.23%
More than $200,000	8,480	11.11%
Median Household Income	$80,033	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$107,967	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	61,177	-
Less than $10,000	1,091	1.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	985	1.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,425	3.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,055	4.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,993	9.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,719	17.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,153	14.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,084	21.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,502	10.63%
More than $200,000	8,170	13.35%

Median Family Income	$91,381	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$120,804	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,676	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$61,271	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$61,271	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	229,942	-
With health insurance coverage	209,146	90.96%
Public coverage	57,529	25.02%
Private health insurance	175,219	76.20%
Without health insurance coverage	20,796	9.04%

Housing

There are 81,056 housing units in Union County Public Schools area, North Carolina with 76,346 units (94.19%) occupied. 62,093 houses (81.33%) are occupied by owner and 14,253 houses (18.67%) are rented. The average housing value is $241,400 and the average rental cost is $1,030. 3,746 houses (4.62%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,003 houses (4.94%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	81,056	-
Occupied	76,346	94.19%
Owner Occupied	62,093	81.33%
Renter Occupied	14,253	18.67%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	70,458	86.93%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,940	2.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,938	4.86%
Mobile Homes	4,705	5.80%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	15	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	81,056	-
Built 2014 or later	3,746	4.62%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,215	5.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	27,354	33.75%
Built 1990 - 1999	17,769	21.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,841	12.14%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,887	8.50%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,666	5.76%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,575	3.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,003	4.94%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	81,056	-
1 room	417	0.51%
2 rooms	533	0.66%
3 rooms	2,126	2.62%
4 rooms	6,220	7.67%
5 rooms	15,201	18.75%
6 rooms	13,573	16.75%
7 rooms	11,201	13.82%
8 rooms	9,426	11.63%
9 rooms or more	22,359	27.58%
Median Number of Rooms	6.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	81,056	-
no bedroom	449	0.55%
1 bedroom	1,589	1.96%
2 bedrooms	10,028	12.37%
3 bedrooms	36,886	45.51%
4 bedrooms	20,974	25.88%
5 bedrooms or more	11,130	13.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	62,093	-
Less than $50,000	1,786	2.88%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,088	4.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,511	13.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,364	18.30%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,509	23.37%
$300,000 - $499,999	14,882	23.97%
$500,000 - $999,999	6,612	10.65%
$1,000,000 or more	1,341	2.16%
Median House Value	$241,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	12,889	-
Less than $500	797	6.18%
$500 - $999	5,321	41.28%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,102	31.83%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,909	14.81%
$2,000 - $2,499	468	3.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	204	1.58%
$3,000 or more	88	0.68%
Median Rental Costs	$1,030	-

Demographic

A total of 231,053 people lives in Union County Public Schools area, North Carolina with 113,824 male and 117,229 female. The males to female ratio is 49.26 to 50.74. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	231,053	-
Male	113,824	49.26%
Female	117,229	50.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	231,053	-
Under 5 years	13,312	5.76%
5 - 9 years	16,725	7.24%
10 - 14 years	20,475	8.86%
15 - 19 years	19,475	8.43%
20 - 24 years	13,690	5.93%
25 - 34 years	22,360	9.68%
35 - 44 years	31,772	13.75%
45 - 54 years	37,699	16.32%
55 - 59 years	15,926	6.89%
60 - 64 years	11,117	4.81%
65 - 74 years	17,859	7.73%
75 - 84 years	7,994	3.46%
85 years and older	2,649	1.15%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	231,053	-
One Race	225,757	97.71%
White	187,754	81.26%
Black or African American	26,454	11.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	551	0.24%
Asian	6,989	3.02%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	100	0.04%
Other	3,909	1.69%

Two or more races	5,296	2.29%
White and Black or African American	2,198	0.95%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	934	0.40%
White and Asian	791	0.34%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	195	0.08%

Living in Union County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic