Union County Community Profile
Overview for Union County, NC
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury NC-SC, Combined Statistical Area
Union County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 637.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 303.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 126.0%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 12.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.81 persons compared to an average family size of 3.15 persons.
In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $42,078. Per capita income grew by 13.2% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).
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Overview
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Value | Rank in U.S. | Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work) |
Value | Rank in U.S. |
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Population (2008) |
193,255
|
317 |
Covered Employment |
57,551 |
418 |
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Growth (%) since 1990 |
129.5%
|
36 |
Avg wage per job |
$35,398 |
833 |
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Households (2000) |
43,390 |
470 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
20.3% |
627 |
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Labor Force (persons) (2008) |
93,592
|
328 |
Avg wage per job |
$42,078 |
1045 |
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Unemployment Rate (2008) |
5.7
|
1463 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
2.6% |
1316 |
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Per Capita Personal Income (2007) |
$32,086
|
964 |
Avg wage per job |
$38,433 |
1571 |
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Median Household Income (2007) |
$60,612
|
212 |
Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County |
8.4% |
1521 |
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Poverty Rate (2007) |
7.9
|
2901 |
Avg wage per job |
$32,608 |
1088 |
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H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25 (2000) |
80.2
|
1,394 |
Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.5% |
2495 |
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Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25 (2000) |
21.3
|
611 |
Avg wage per job |
$44,644 |
678 |
USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
Updated: July 27, 2009 at 15:39
