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Union County

Union County has 579,290 residents across 26 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $103,202, in line with the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $529,200, and 39% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
579,290residentsACS 2020–2024
$103,202median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K
$529,200median home valueowner-occupied homes
93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Union County in New JerseyZIP codes in Union County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey
Map of New Jersey with Union County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 26 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0701624,074$156K$660K78%66%92%38 min
070237,799$196K$635K85%73%97%43 min
070274,885$111K$533K54%45%93%32 min
070338,401$119K$522K75%32%93%27 min
0703645,671$92K$418K58%23%92%34 min
0706048,363$79K$394K38%20%94%32 min
0706215,399$98K$396K64%32%94%34 min
0706314,235$93K$393K64%21%95%35 min
0706530,109$91K$386K52%34%91%34 min
0706615,622$134K$610K77%47%96%31 min
0707624,843$184K$718K79%65%99%36 min
0708117,171$156K$637K67%66%96%31 min
0708358,170$122K$455K73%41%95%33 min
070882,901$93K$346K51%32%92%33 min
0709031,111$233K$953K81%78%98%40 min
070927,049$212K$810K88%67%99%39 min
0720128,467$60K$468K20%13%94%29 min
0720244,968$71K$432K28%13%83%28 min
0720322,646$93K$380K55%27%92%36 min
0720414,093$110K$443K59%39%95%28 min
0720522,349$100K$397K67%28%95%32 min
0720631,930$68K$453K24%9%85%27 min
0720831,937$66K$459K28%23%95%32 min
0790124,314$180K$988K66%71%96%36 min
0792212,195$203K$785K93%75%99%40 min
0797413,349$173K$758K82%72%96%35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

579,290 residents in 203,277 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

24%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
15%
aged 65 and over
23%
of households are people living alone
49%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

212,385 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $529,200 (±$8,258).

57%
of households own their home
50%
of homes are detached single-family houses
20%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
0%
are mobile homes
4%
of housing units are vacant
$1,730
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–20096%
1990–19994%
1980–19895%
1970–19798%
1960–196913%
1950–195922%
1940–194912%
1939 or earlier24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,659.

$103,202
median household income
9.2%
of people live below the poverty line
6.5%
unemployment rate
39%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

33 min
average commute to work
22%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
70%
of workers drive or carpool
9%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
14%
work from home
10%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%
of households have a broadband subscription
5%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Union County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Photo: Yuriy Shapiro · CC BY 3.0
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2018-06-20 19 00 16 View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) at Exit 139B (Union) in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
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2018-06-20 19 00 16 View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) at Exit 139B (Union) in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
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2018-06-20 19 15 06 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) just south of Exit 140A in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
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2018-06-20 19 15 06 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) just south of Exit 140A in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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