About Union

Union is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 221 people and just one neighborhood, Union is the 350th largest community in Alabama.

Union is a blue-collar town, with 50.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Union is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Union who work in building maintenance and grounds keeping (12.50%), sales jobs (10.00%), and healthcare support services (6.25%).

In Union, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.44 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Union is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Union isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Union does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Union Information and Demographics

Union ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.45% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Union in 2000 was $10,842, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,368 for a family of four.

The people who call Union home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Union is African-American, followed by White.

The most common language spoken in Union is English.