It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Union has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Union has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Union than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Union may be for you.
Union is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Union with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.80% of adults in Union have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Union in 2022 was $26,533, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,132 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Union is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Union include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Union is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
