Demographics

Union County, Indiana

Organized in 1821 from pieces of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties and named for the resulting “union”

County Seat: Liberty

Largest City: Liberty (2014 population: 2,056)

Population per Square Mile: 44.55

Square Miles: 161.20

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	7,516	91	0.1%	6,484,192
Today (2015)	7,182	91	0.1%	6,619,680
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	7,632	91	0.1%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-4.4%	92		2.1%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2014-2015	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-53	29		-14,881
Net International Migration	0	81		12,574
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	8	72	0.0%	25,260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2014	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	329	91	4.5%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	1,320	91	18.2%	17.6%
College Age (18 to 24)	609	91	8.4%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	1,603	91	22.1%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	2,161	91	29.8%	26.3%
Seniors (65 and older)	1,224	91	16.9%	14.3%
Median Age	42.7			Median Age = 37.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2014	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	23	89	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	22	90	0.3%	2.0%
Black Alone	52	88	0.7%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	77	0.0%	0.1%
White	7,047	91	97.3%	86.1%
Two or More Race Groups	99	87	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	7,141	91	98.6%	93.4%
Hispanic	105	90	1.4%	6.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2014 (Includes detail not shown below)	2,949	91	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	649	91	22.0%	19.4%
Married Without Children	975	91	33.1%	30.1%
Single Parents	186	92	6.3%	9.9%
Living Alone	872	90	29.6%	27.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2014 (estimate)	3,225	91	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2014 (includes vacant units)	3,220	91	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	2,227	91	69.2%	61.6%
Median Value (2014)	$105,700	53
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	722	91	22.4%	27.1%
Median Rent (2014)	$422	81

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2014/2015 Total Reported)	1,450	90	0.1%	1,130,285
Public	1,450	90	0.1%	1,045,779
Adults (25+ in 2014 ACS)	5,014	91	0.1%	4,287,819
with High School diploma or higher	87.4%	37		87.6%
with B.A. or higher degree	19.3%	25		23.6%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2014	$32,933	77	83.2%	39,578
Median Household Income in 2014	47,410	50	96.0%	$49,384
Poverty Rate in 2014	13.8%	44	90.8%	15.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	21.7%	32	102.4%	21.2%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2015	16	81	0.2%	8,338
Food Stamp Recipients in 2015	828	90	0.1%	810,606
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2014	720	90	0.1%	514,128

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2013	67	91	0.1%	83,115
Births to Teens, 2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deaths, 2014	69	91	0.1%	60,798

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2014	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	3,581	91	0.1%	3,227,970
Employed	3,379	91	0.1%	3,035,984
Unemployed	202	92	0.1%	191,986
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.6	51	94.9%	5.9
February 2016 Unemployment Rate	5.0	60	92.6%	5.4

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2014	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	2,696	100.0%	$84,116	100.0%	$31,200
Wage and Salary	1,470	54.5%	$45,410	54.0%	$30,891
Farm Proprietors	212	7.9%	$9,546	11.3%	$45,028
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,014	37.6%	$15,989	19.0%	$15,768
Farm	251	9.3%	$10,463	12.4%	$41,685
Nonfarm	2,445	90.7%	$73,653	87.6%	$30,124
Private	1,979	73.4%	$54,082	64.3%	$27,328
Accommodation, Food Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Arts, Ent., Recreation	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Construction	176	6.5%	$5,291	6.3%	$30,063
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	22	0.8%	$0	0.0%	$0
Manufacturing	243	9.0%	$12,870	15.3%	$52,963
Professional, Tech. Serv.	83	3.1%	$1,156	1.4%	$13,928
Retail Trade	324	12.0%	$5,973	7.1%	$18,435
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	79	2.9%	$3,388	4.0%	$42,886
Other Private (not above)	302*	11.2%*	$8,016*	9.5%*	$26,543*
Government	466	17.3%	$19,571	23.3%	$41,998

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2014	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	3	100.0%	100.0%	$675	$3,222,176
Single-Family	3	100.0%	68.1%	$675	$2,748,532
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.0%	0	$40,304
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	1.1%	$0	$18,185
5+ Family	0	0.0%	28.7%	$0	$415,155

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Union County

Name	Population in 2014	Percent of County
Liberty	2,056	28.6%
West College Corner	650	9.1%