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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Union County is $19,611, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Union County median household income is $38,367, which has grown by 9.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Union County residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #66

Union County	19,611 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Union County	23,265 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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 County	32,961 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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 County	16,382 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #68

Union County	38,367 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Union County	50,837 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #116

Union County	9.56%
Kentucky	28.72%
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 County		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.19%	$10,488, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.85%	$16,233, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.10%	$3,409, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.31%	$16,004, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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 County	47,022 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Union County	60,168 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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 County	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$40,083, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$20,242, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,969, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Two or More Races	$9,438, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Union County	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$26,728, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,750, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,705, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$27,316, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Union County	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,274, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	6,366, 51.87%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,707, 58.23%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,707, 58.23%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,414, 92.10%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	293, 7.90%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,659, 41.77%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	5,908, 48.13%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,631, 44.53%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,631, 44.53%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,417, 91.87%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	214, 8.13%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,277, 55.47%, see rank	44.88%	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 County	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,674, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,771, 84.09%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	402, 7.08%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	47, 0.83%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	359, 6.33%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	35, 0.62%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	60, 1.06%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Union County	20.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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 County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,831	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	3,414, 58.55%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	735, 21.53%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	355, 10.40%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	334, 9.78%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	167, 4.89%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	659, 19.30%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	893, 26.16%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,417, 41.45%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	730, 30.20%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	542, 22.42%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	935, 38.68%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.12%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40, 1.65%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	137, 5.67%, see rank	8.09%	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 County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,831, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,219, 20.91%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	158, 2.71%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	718, 12.31%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	122, 2.09%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	782, 13.41%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	337, 5.78%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	12, 0.21%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	196, 3.36%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	250, 4.29%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,250, 21.44%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	331, 5.68%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	158, 2.71%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	298, 5.11%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Union County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,237	28.53%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	731	19.14%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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