Union County vs. Mecklenburg County

	Union County (NC)	Mecklenburg County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	235,908	1,093,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.2%	18.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	201,334	919,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	201,292	919,628
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.8%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	11.2%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.9%
White alone, percent	81.6%	57.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.3%	32.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.4%	13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.6%	46.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,962	48,118
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	15.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	82,557	454,062
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.5%	56.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$229,200	$219,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,533	$1,462
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$492
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$984	$1,099
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	31.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,634	14,049
Households, 2014-2018	75,165	403,546
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.99	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	81.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	19.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	86.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	44.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.5%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	192,873	2,845,124
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	533,877	8,163,870
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,645,446	11,150,033
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,449,136	21,895,908
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,943,631	14,756,869
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,321	$15,228
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.5	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$75,397	$64,312
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,379	$37,298
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,747	32,102
Total employment, 2017	55,898	623,205
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,201,702	38,422,403
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,688	99,156
All firms, 2012	17,701	101,799
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,054	52,010
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,541	39,281
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,977	36,742
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,176	60,404
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,743	9,615
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,167	86,440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.9%	15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	30.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	318.7	1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	631.52	523.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Union county (NC) and Mecklenburg county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.