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Union Missouri Information: Union, Missouri is part of FRANKLIN County. Population for Union from the last gathering is 7757. You can view Union venues that host many Union MO events every year. You can also research Union Missouri homes for sale by visiting our Union Missouri real estate guide. Union Missouri has a latitude of 38.4301 and a longitude of -91.0012. Zip codes in Union, MO include 63084 ... more Union zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Union, MO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Union, MO was 7,757.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Union was 3,761, which represents 48.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Union, MO
There are an estimated 1,586 married men in the town. 53.6 percent of men over 15 years old in Union are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Union is 3,996 which is 51.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Union, Missouri
There are an estimated 1,587 married women in the community. 51 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Union, MO
The median age of people living in Union, MO was 33.6 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Union was 576. There were 5,613 people above the age of 18, which represents 72.4 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13 percent of the population (1,008) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Union, MO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Union, MO was 7,646.

White Population in Union, MO
The estimated White population in the Union community is 7,481, which is 96.4 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Union, Missouri
The estimated Black/African American population is 111, which is 1.4 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Union, MO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Union, MO was 23.

Asian Population in Union, Missouri
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 13.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Union, MO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Union was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 18, while those of “two or more races” was 111 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Union community was 77, or 1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Union, MO
The household population number in Union was 7,537.

Group Quarters Population in Union, MO
Group Quarters population in the community was 220.

Average Household Size in Union, MO
The average household size in Union is 2.56 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.1 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Union, MO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,133 total housing units in Union.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,940, or 93.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 2,086 were owner-occupied (71), and 854 were renter-occupied (29, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 193 vacant homes in Union at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Union, Missouri
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,656, with a median value in dollars of 86,800.

Monthly Owner Costs in Union, MO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $758 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Union, average costs per month were $247 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,610 people in the community had a high school degree, or 73.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Union, Missouri
536 people in Union also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 10.9 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Union, MO
The number of Civilian Veterans in Union was 836, or 14.6 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Union, MO
In 2000, there were 1,297 people in Union, MO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Union, MO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 164 people in Union who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Union, Missouri
There were 3,909 in the labor force in Union at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 65.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Union was 23.9 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Union, MO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $39,596. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Union, MO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $44,474. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Union, Missouri
Per capita income in Union in the last full census was 16,885. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Union numbered 86, or 4.2 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Union, MO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 541, or 7.2 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.