Union City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 27,895 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Union City is the 42nd largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Union City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Union City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Union City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Union City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $46,696.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Union City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.91% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Union City in 2018 was $26,549, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,196 for a family of four. However, Union City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Union City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Union City include African, English, Nigerian, Jamaican, and Irish.

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