Union is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,229 people and 12 associated 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.Union is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.95% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Union is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Union who work in office and administrative support (15.94%), law enforcement and fire fighting (11.94%), and healthcare suport services (10.97%). One downside of living in Union, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.46 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. In Union, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Union is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The population of Union is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.90% of adults in Union have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Union in 2022 was $47,711, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,844 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 20.74% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union include Haitian, Brazilian, Irish, Palestinian, and Italian. In addition, Union has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (47.35%). The most common language spoken in Union is French. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and English.
