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Union, NJ
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Union profile


Living in Union



Union is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,229 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Union is the 417th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Union was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

It is a fairly quiet town 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.

In Union, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Union has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Union is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.04% of adults in Union have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Union in 2018 was $39,642, 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 $158,568 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Union is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Union also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union include Haitian, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Irish.

Union also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.45%.

The most common language spoken in Union is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.