| | People QuickFacts | Union County | Illinois |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 17,647 | 12,875,255 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 17,808 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.9% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 17,808 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.6% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.3% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.5% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.4% | 78.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 14.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.1% | 16.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 91.9% | 63.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.2% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.2% | 13.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.2% | 22.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 82.6% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.6% | 30.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,659 | 770,388 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 22.8 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 7,906 | 5,297,318 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 74.1% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $88,200 | $198,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 6,787 | 4,773,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.49 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $20,138 | $29,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $40,696 | $56,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.5% | 13.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Union County | Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 351 | 312,4371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 3,331 | 5,038,4621 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -2.6% | 1.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,110 | 903,025 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,445 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 176,076 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,504 | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 145,142 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,009 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 10,029 | 25,469,026 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 21 | 13,797 |