Union County

Union County has 250,958 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $102,900, 42% above the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $417,300, and 41% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

250,958residentsACS 2020–2024

$102,900median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$417,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Union County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Union County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina 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 7 ZIP codes.

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

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28079	43,035	$101K	$396K	79%	40%	95%	30 min
28103	10,714	$77K	$248K	82%	25%	87%	31 min
28104	36,641	$138K	$534K	91%	59%	97%	31 min
28110	56,971	$83K	$343K	75%	26%	94%	34 min
28112	28,461	$80K	$297K	72%	22%	89%	33 min
28173	65,274	$151K	$608K	90%	58%	97%	34 min
28174	9,573	$71K	$227K	73%	19%	85%	29 min

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

People.

250,958 residents in 84,237 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

26%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

17%

of households are people living alone

66%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

88,851 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $417,300 (±$6,990).

82%

of households own their home

86%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,496

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later5%

2010–201917%

2000–200928%

1990–199920%

1980–198911%

1970–19798%

1960–19695%

1950–19593%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier3%

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 ±$1,953.

$102,900

median household income

7.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.2%

unemployment rate

41%

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.

32 min

average commute to work

22%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

79%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

20%

work from home

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

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, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.