Union City.
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18 tracts·66K people·$472K median·51,642/mi²
Hispanic 82 · White 9 · Black 3 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Other 39 · Married couple 35 · Living alone 27
Health 31 · Professional 29 · Retail 14 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 22 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 11
Transit 37 · Drive alone 34 · Carpool 16 · Walk 10 · Work from home 8 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Union City is $471,600 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Union City has 66,463 residents across 18 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 81.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% White, 3.3% Black, 3.3% Asian, 1.4% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 28.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.1% (Census ACS).
Sara M. Gilmore Academy (83%), Colin Powell Elementary School (53%) and Hudson Elementary School (48%) lead the elementary schools; Union Hill Middle School (53%) and Emerson Middle School (45%) lead the middle schools; Jose Marti STEM Academy (83%) and Union City High School (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,537/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Union City is $64,310 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Union City, median rent is $1,537/month and the median home value is $471,600 (Census ACS).
Union City reported 3.1 violent crimes and 16.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 102 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Union City are heat wave (78), winter weather (52) and strong wind (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Union City, 10.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).