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Union City, NJ
Demographic Data




Union City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Union City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

64,462

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.1%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
14.3%
35 - 54:
30.4%
55 - 64:
11.2%
Over 65 Years:
12.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.2%
5.2%
77.5%
77.5%
28.4%
28.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Union City
USA
$34,036
$34,036
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Union City
USA
$65,369
$65,369
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.3%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Accommodation
Construction
Education
Manufacturing
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Other
Wholesale
Real estate
Information Technology
Public Service
Arts
11.4%
11.4%
10.1%
10.1%
10.0%
10.0%
9.4%
9.4%
8.7%
8.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
5.9%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
81.6%
81.6%
9.9%
9.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
1.7%
1.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
English
African
Polish
Haitian
French
Nigerian
European
Jamaican
Greek
Lebanese
Jordanian
Portuguese
Swiss
Russian
Iranian
Other Arab
Turkish
3.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Langs. of India
Arabic
French
Chinese
Italian
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Korean
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
African languages
Thai
Japanese
Polish
Scandinavian languages
Hungarian
74.4%
74.4%
18.1%
18.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Union City Residents

55.2%


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