Union is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 54,405 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Union is the 19th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Union is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Union is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Union who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.55%), sales jobs (10.55%), and management occupations (9.21%).

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.

In addition, Union is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Union Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Union citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.48% of adults in Union have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Union in 2000 was $24,768, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,072 for a family of four.

Union is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Union include Italian, Polish, Irish, Portuguese, German, and Haitian.

In addition, Union has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.56%).

The languages spoken by people in Union are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Union is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, and Polish.