Union is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,895 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Union is the 132nd largest community in Kentucky.

Much of the housing in Union has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Union economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Union, where the median household income is $85,454.

Union is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Union is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Union who work in sales jobs (15.57%), management occupations (15.37%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.29%).

Also of interest is that Union has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Union is very much a car-oriented city. 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. 97.94% 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Union doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Union Information and Demographics

The education level of Union citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 43.09% of adults in Union have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Union in 2000 was $27,626, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,504 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Union home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Union is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Union include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Union is English.