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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Union is $19,516, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Union median household income is $41,200, which has grown by 44.41% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Union residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #260

Union, OR	19,516 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, OR	24,142 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, OR	28,370 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union, OR	22,042 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #207

Union, OR	41,200 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Union, OR	47,990 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

Union, OR	44.41%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Union, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.23%	$7,307, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.36%	$15,868, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.20%	$457, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.33%	$22,545, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Union, OR	43,750 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Union, OR	51,853 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$40,978, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Two or More Races	$41,250, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$67,833, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,983, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,643, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$21,667, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,428, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	685, 47.97%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	388, 56.64%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	388, 56.64%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	373, 96.13%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 3.87%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	297, 43.36%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	743, 52.03%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	370, 49.80%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	370, 49.80%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	350, 94.59%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 5.41%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	373, 50.20%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	694, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	551, 79.39%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	75, 10.81%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 1.01%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	26, 3.75%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 0.58%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	31, 4.47%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Union, OR	24.1 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	723	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	373, 51.59%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46, 12.33%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 14.48%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68, 18.23%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 6.97%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 10.46%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	106, 28.42%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	350, 48.41%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75, 21.43%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	123, 35.14%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135, 38.57%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 1.43%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 3.43%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Union, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	723, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 7.61%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	61, 8.44%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	63, 8.71%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 2.21%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	85, 11.76%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54, 7.47%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	25, 3.46%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 4.15%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47, 6.50%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	148, 20.47%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 7.88%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	31, 4.29%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	51, 7.05%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Union, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	241	13.49%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	68	12.88%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.