Union County

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Union Lawyers

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Union County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 18,293
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 233 / 226 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,077.852 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.454 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 152,000.000 acres (614.992 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 666
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 11.60%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,180,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 97.20%
Physicians (2004): 27
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (47)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,620
Federal Spending (2004): $123,835

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	13,642	36.65%
Rural, Farm	1,899	5.10%
Rural, Non-farm	21,678	58.24%

Union County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Employment Information Back to top
Union County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,336	7,456	880	10.56%	105
1991	8,208	7,326	883	10.76%	107
1992	8,317	7,357	961	11.55%	115
1993	8,542	7,374	1,168	13.67%	136
1994	8,350	7,497	853	10.22%	102
1995	7,967	7,310	658	8.25%	82
1996	8,105	7,377	728	8.99%	90
1997	8,181	7,565	616	7.53%	75
1998	8,270	7,682	588	7.11%	71
1999	8,476	7,885	591	6.97%	70
2000	8,368	7,818	550	6.57%	66
2001	8,205	7,709	496	6.05%	60
2002	8,318	7,719	599	7.20%	72
2003	8,229	7,577	652	7.93%	79
2004	8,268	7,623	645	7.80%	78
2005	8,322	7,741	581	6.98%	70
2006	8,582	8,057	526	6.13%	61
2007	8,638	8,036	602	6.97%	70
2008	8,576	7,825	751	8.75%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,354	7,272	1,082	12.95%	130
Feb 1990	8,872	7,376	1,496	16.86%	169
Mar 1990	8,457	7,409	1,048	12.39%	124
Apr 1990	8,542	7,517	1,025	12.00%	120
May 1990	8,512	7,549	963	11.31%	113
Jun 1990	8,242	7,405	837	10.16%	102
Jul 1990	8,323	7,407	916	11.01%	110
Aug 1990	8,090	7,358	732	9.05%	90
Sep 1990	7,849	7,345	504	6.42%	64
Oct 1990	8,253	7,613	640	7.75%	78
Nov 1990	8,257	7,589	668	8.09%	81
Dec 1990	8,276	7,628	648	7.83%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,260	7,330	930	11.26%	113
Feb 1991	8,835	7,502	1,333	15.09%	151
Mar 1991	8,336	7,507	829	9.94%	99
Apr 1991	8,416	7,582	834	9.91%	99
May 1991	8,316	7,432	884	10.63%	106
Jun 1991	8,117	7,268	849	10.46%	105
Jul 1991	7,890	7,149	741	9.39%	94
Aug 1991	7,885	7,196	689	8.74%	87
Sep 1991	7,981	7,357	624	7.82%	78
Oct 1991	8,039	7,188	851	10.59%	106
Nov 1991	8,223	7,232	991	12.05%	121
Dec 1991	8,203	7,163	1,040	12.68%	127

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,328	6,939	1,389	16.68%	167
Feb 1992	8,586	7,184	1,402	16.33%	163
Mar 1992	8,582	7,360	1,222	14.24%	142
Apr 1992	8,545	7,526	1,019	11.93%	119
May 1992	8,434	7,485	949	11.25%	113
Jun 1992	8,272	7,267	1,005	12.15%	121
Jul 1992	8,134	7,249	885	10.88%	109
Aug 1992	7,842	7,154	688	8.77%	88
Sep 1992	8,037	7,397	640	7.96%	80
Oct 1992	8,274	7,592	682	8.24%	82
Nov 1992	8,417	7,652	765	9.09%	91
Dec 1992	8,357	7,476	881	10.54%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,288	7,209	1,079	13.02%	130
Feb 1993	8,614	7,201	1,413	16.40%	164
Mar 1993	8,609	7,143	1,466	17.03%	170
Apr 1993	8,837	7,337	1,500	16.97%	170
May 1993	8,749	7,456	1,293	14.78%	148
Jun 1993	8,830	7,420	1,410	15.97%	160
Jul 1993	8,598	7,405	1,193	13.88%	139
Aug 1993	8,557	7,509	1,048	12.25%	122
Sep 1993	8,342	7,500	842	10.09%	101
Oct 1993	8,411	7,532	879	10.45%	105
Nov 1993	8,374	7,492	882	10.53%	105
Dec 1993	8,300	7,289	1,011	12.18%	122

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,321	7,168	1,153	13.86%	139
Feb 1994	8,639	7,439	1,200	13.89%	139
Mar 1994	8,565	7,466	1,099	12.83%	128
Apr 1994	8,435	7,483	952	11.29%	113
May 1994	8,423	7,550	873	10.36%	104
Jun 1994	8,348	7,623	725	8.68%	87
Jul 1994	8,404	7,616	788	9.38%	94
Aug 1994	8,165	7,439	726	8.89%	89
Sep 1994	8,245	7,616	629	7.63%	76
Oct 1994	8,293	7,603	690	8.32%	83
Nov 1994	8,142	7,539	603	7.41%	74
Dec 1994	8,215	7,416	799	9.73%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,111	7,141	970	11.96%	120
Feb 1995	8,378	7,375	1,003	11.97%	120
Mar 1995	8,281	7,410	871	10.52%	105
Apr 1995	8,224	7,472	752	9.14%	91
May 1995	8,001	7,355	646	8.07%	81
Jun 1995	7,747	7,251	496	6.40%	64
Jul 1995	7,762	7,299	463	5.96%	60
Aug 1995	7,747	7,256	491	6.34%	63
Sep 1995	7,666	7,260	406	5.30%	53
Oct 1995	7,870	7,391	479	6.09%	61
Nov 1995	7,903	7,344	559	7.07%	71
Dec 1995	7,916	7,160	756	9.55%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,969	7,035	934	11.72%	117
Feb 1996	8,217	7,253	964	11.73%	117
Mar 1996	8,153	7,285	868	10.65%	106
Apr 1996	8,194	7,388	806	9.84%	98
May 1996	8,101	7,365	736	9.09%	91
Jun 1996	7,952	7,241	711	8.94%	89
Jul 1996	7,843	7,224	619	7.89%	79
Aug 1996	8,075	7,504	571	7.07%	71
Sep 1996	8,020	7,570	450	5.61%	56
Oct 1996	8,141	7,633	508	6.24%	62
Nov 1996	8,261	7,544	717	8.68%	87
Dec 1996	8,336	7,479	857	10.28%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,433	7,436	997	11.82%	118
Feb 1997	8,449	7,494	955	11.30%	113
Mar 1997	8,470	7,575	895	10.57%	106
Apr 1997	8,395	7,728	667	7.95%	79
May 1997	8,243	7,748	495	6.01%	60
Jun 1997	7,925	7,471	454	5.73%	57
Jul 1997	7,745	7,431	314	4.05%	41
Aug 1997	7,657	7,273	384	5.02%	50
Sep 1997	8,113	7,699	414	5.10%	51
Oct 1997	8,112	7,683	429	5.29%	53
Nov 1997	8,312	7,671	641	7.71%	77
Dec 1997	8,319	7,567	752	9.04%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,484	7,517	967	11.40%	114
Feb 1998	8,458	7,533	925	10.94%	109
Mar 1998	8,513	7,698	815	9.57%	96
Apr 1998	8,391	7,781	610	7.27%	73
May 1998	8,229	7,777	452	5.49%	55
Jun 1998	7,980	7,506	474	5.94%	59
Jul 1998	7,831	7,447	384	4.90%	49
Aug 1998	7,834	7,493	341	4.35%	44
Sep 1998	8,243	7,837	406	4.93%	49
Oct 1998	8,383	7,914	469	5.59%	56
Nov 1998	8,470	7,900	570	6.73%	67
Dec 1998	8,429	7,785	644	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	8,379	7,643	736	8.78%	88
Feb 1999	8,550	7,737	813	9.51%	95
Mar 1999	8,578	7,924	654	7.62%	76
Apr 1999	8,596	7,989	607	7.06%	71
May 1999	8,554	7,986	568	6.64%	66
Jun 1999	8,367	7,795	572	6.84%	68
Jul 1999	8,147	7,680	467	5.73%	57
Aug 1999	8,150	7,681	469	5.75%	58
Sep 1999	8,424	7,962	462	5.48%	55
Oct 1999	8,703	8,145	558	6.41%	64
Nov 1999	8,631	8,110	521	6.04%	60
Dec 1999	8,629	7,968	661	7.66%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,514	7,781	733	8.61%	86
Feb 2000	8,630	7,896	734	8.51%	85
Mar 2000	8,483	7,838	645	7.60%	76
Apr 2000	8,363	7,819	544	6.50%	65
May 2000	8,347	7,820	527	6.31%	63
Jun 2000	8,334	7,797	537	6.44%	64
Jul 2000	8,355	7,841	514	6.15%	62
Aug 2000	8,271	7,761	510	6.17%	62
Sep 2000	8,406	7,931	475	5.65%	57
Oct 2000	8,299	7,902	397	4.78%	48
Nov 2000	8,215	7,744	471	5.73%	57
Dec 2000	8,199	7,688	511	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,161	7,520	641	7.85%	79
Feb 2001	8,178	7,580	598	7.31%	73
Mar 2001	8,217	7,671	546	6.64%	66
Apr 2001	8,192	7,726	466	5.69%	57
May 2001	8,217	7,786	431	5.25%	52
Jun 2001	8,291	7,824	467	5.63%	56
Jul 2001	8,104	7,659	445	5.49%	55
Aug 2001	8,179	7,683	496	6.06%	61
Sep 2001	8,222	7,799	423	5.14%	51
Oct 2001	8,343	7,915	428	5.13%	51
Nov 2001	8,181	7,706	475	5.81%	58
Dec 2001	8,178	7,637	541	6.62%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,154	7,444	710	8.71%	87
Feb 2002	8,258	7,581	677	8.20%	82
Mar 2002	8,400	7,732	668	7.95%	80
Apr 2002	8,420	7,778	642	7.62%	76
May 2002	8,408	7,821	587	6.98%	70
Jun 2002	8,370	7,778	592	7.07%	71
Jul 2002	8,335	7,740	595	7.14%	71
Aug 2002	8,307	7,731	576	6.93%	69
Sep 2002	8,213	7,749	464	5.65%	56
Oct 2002	8,314	7,837	477	5.74%	57
Nov 2002	8,316	7,764	552	6.64%	66
Dec 2002	8,322	7,676	646	7.76%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	8,271	7,471	800	9.67%	97
Feb 2003	8,334	7,497	837	10.04%	100
Mar 2003	8,409	7,657	752	8.94%	89
Apr 2003	8,269	7,684	585	7.07%	71
May 2003	8,194	7,632	562	6.86%	69
Jun 2003	8,315	7,657	658	7.91%	79
Jul 2003	8,174	7,578	596	7.29%	73
Aug 2003	8,104	7,460	644	7.95%	79
Sep 2003	8,070	7,504	566	7.01%	70
Oct 2003	8,219	7,652	567	6.90%	69
Nov 2003	8,207	7,593	614	7.48%	75
Dec 2003	8,183	7,535	648	7.92%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	8,235	7,446	789	9.58%	96
Feb 2004	8,317	7,511	806	9.69%	97
Mar 2004	8,301	7,546	755	9.10%	91
Apr 2004	8,245	7,628	617	7.48%	75
May 2004	8,228	7,622	606	7.37%	74
Jun 2004	8,235	7,593	642	7.80%	78
Jul 2004	8,162	7,574	588	7.20%	72
Aug 2004	8,221	7,621	600	7.30%	73
Sep 2004	8,141	7,601	540	6.63%	66
Oct 2004	8,355	7,807	548	6.56%	66
Nov 2004	8,382	7,784	598	7.13%	71
Dec 2004	8,394	7,746	648	7.72%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,184	7,464	720	8.80%	88
Feb 2005	8,255	7,510	745	9.02%	90
Mar 2005	8,188	7,562	626	7.65%	76
Apr 2005	8,376	7,817	559	6.67%	67
May 2005	8,352	7,810	542	6.49%	65
Jun 2005	8,226	7,659	567	6.89%	69
Jul 2005	8,235	7,660	575	6.98%	70
Aug 2005	8,263	7,710	553	6.69%	67
Sep 2005	8,402	7,897	505	6.01%	60
Oct 2005	8,479	8,003	476	5.61%	56
Nov 2005	8,487	7,965	522	6.15%	62
Dec 2005	8,418	7,836	582	6.91%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	8,405	7,732	673	8.01%	80
Feb 2006	8,452	7,764	688	8.14%	81
Mar 2006	8,510	7,875	635	7.46%	75
Apr 2006	8,536	8,004	532	6.23%	62
May 2006	8,656	8,158	498	5.75%	58
Jun 2006	8,611	8,099	512	5.95%	59
Jul 2006	8,619	8,105	514	5.96%	60
Aug 2006	8,532	8,042	490	5.74%	57
Sep 2006	8,665	8,251	414	4.78%	48
Oct 2006	8,673	8,296	377	4.35%	43
Nov 2006	8,595	8,147	448	5.21%	52
Dec 2006	8,732	8,205	527	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,703	8,028	675	7.76%	78
Feb 2007	8,643	7,965	678	7.84%	78
Mar 2007	8,385	7,831	554	6.61%	66
Apr 2007	8,660	8,124	536	6.19%	62
May 2007	8,605	8,128	477	5.54%	55
Jun 2007	8,641	8,061	580	6.71%	67
Jul 2007	8,389	7,789	600	7.15%	72
Aug 2007	8,559	7,941	618	7.22%	72
Sep 2007	8,730	8,154	576	6.60%	66
Oct 2007	8,716	8,156	560	6.42%	64
Nov 2007	8,807	8,182	625	7.10%	71
Dec 2007	8,815	8,073	742	8.42%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,734	7,785	949	10.87%	109
Feb 2008	8,796	7,938	858	9.75%	98
Mar 2008	8,683	7,962	721	8.30%	83
Apr 2008	8,599	7,945	654	7.61%	76
May 2008	8,635	8,003	632	7.32%	73
Jun 2008	8,417	7,685	732	8.70%	87
Jul 2008	8,458	7,682	776	9.17%	92
Aug 2008	8,409	7,648	761	9.05%	90
Sep 2008	8,449	7,776	673	7.97%	80
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Union County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	940	12.12%
2.	Health Care	698	9.00%
3.	Public Administration	660	8.51%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	574	7.40%
5.	Educational Services	566	7.30%
6.	Truck Transportation	304	3.92%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	244	3.15%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	238	3.07%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	216	2.79%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	202	2.61%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	172	2.22%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	156	2.01%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	152	1.96%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	144	1.86%
15.	Social Assistance	142	1.83%
16.	Utilities	128	1.65%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	124	1.60%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	120	1.55%
19.	Finance and Insurance	114	1.47%
20.	Rail Transportation	102	1.32%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,104	28.40%
2.	Educational Services	1,190	16.06%
3.	Public Administration	680	9.18%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	398	5.37%
5.	Social Assistance	388	5.24%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	334	4.51%
7.	Finance and Insurance	260	3.51%
8.	Chemical Manufacturing	180	2.43%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	166	2.24%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	158	2.13%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	150	2.02%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	122	1.65%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	106	1.43%
14.	Construction	88	1.19%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	88	1.19%
16.	Electronic Shopping and Mail Order	66	0.89%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	64	0.86%
18.	Gasoline Stations	62	0.84%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	54	0.73%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	50	0.67%

Union County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	536	6.91%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	418	5.39%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	404	5.21%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	338	4.36%
5.	Law Enforcement Workers	320	4.13%
6.	Farmers and Farm Managers	310	4.00%
7.	Other Management Occupations	306	3.95%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	306	3.95%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	264	3.40%
10.	Carpenters	210	2.71%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	186	2.40%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	184	2.37%
13.	Agricultural Workers	176	2.27%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	170	2.19%
15.	Other Construction Trades	168	2.17%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	150	1.93%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	146	1.88%
18.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	146	1.88%
19.	Construction Laborers	142	1.83%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	142	1.83%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	514	6.94%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	492	6.64%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	450	6.07%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	404	5.45%
5.	Registered Nurses	370	4.99%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	330	4.45%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	302	4.08%
8.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	294	3.97%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	284	3.83%
10.	Child Care Workers	280	3.78%
11.	Cashiers	206	2.78%
12.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	188	2.54%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	180	2.43%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	180	2.43%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	176	2.38%
16.	Other Management Occupations	160	2.16%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	156	2.11%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	148	2.00%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	140	1.89%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	136	1.84%

Union County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	14,489	48.71%
15-35 hours	3,040	10.22%
1-14 hours	870	2.92%
No regular hours	11,347	38.15%

Union County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	484	3.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM	412	2.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	580	4.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,528	10.58%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,580	10.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,014	13.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,823	19.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,340	9.28%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	464	3.21%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	411	2.85%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	220	1.52%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	142	0.98%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,257	8.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,181	8.18%

Union County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,261	8.74%
5-9	2,036	14.10%
10-14	2,473	17.13%
15-19	1,861	12.89%
20-24	1,563	10.83%
25-29	609	4.22%
30-34	1,890	13.09%
35-39	416	2.88%
40-44	393	2.72%
45-59	977	6.77%
60-89	616	4.27%
At least 90	341	2.36%

Union County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	116	0.80%	9,687	67.10%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,699	18.70%
45-59	0	0.00%	977	6.77%
At least 60	0	0.00%	957	6.63%

Union County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,704	11.23%
Car / truck / van, solo	12,228	80.62%
Motorcycle	34	0.22%
Other	66	0.44%
Public transportation	116	0.76%
Walked	288	1.90%
Worked at home	732	4.83%

Union County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Family Information Back to top
: 14,640 (34,750 people)
: 10,024 (29,142 people)
: 3,625
: 21,409
Union County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,037	13.66%
$10,000-$14,999	1,250	8.38%
$15,000-$19,999	1,390	9.32%
$20,000-$24,999	1,309	8.78%
$25,000-$29,999	1,173	7.86%
$30,000-$34,999	1,088	7.29%
$35,000-$39,999	1,042	6.99%
$40,000-$44,999	950	6.37%
$45,000-$49,999	739	4.95%
$50,000-$59,999	1,261	8.45%
$60,000-$74,999	1,020	6.84%
$75,000-$99,999	1,032	6.92%
$100,000-$124,999	292	1.96%
$125,000-$149,999	170	1.14%
$150,000-$199,999	54	0.36%
$200,000 or more	110	0.74%

Union County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,074	28.45%
Family, 2 people	2,351	32.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	214	2.94%
Family, 3 people	1,194	16.38%
Nonfamily, 3 people	18	0.25%
Family, 4 people	943	12.94%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.10%
Family, 5 people	315	4.32%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.01%
Family, 6 people	106	1.45%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	64	0.88%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Union County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,514	26.30%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,378	13.45%
Public Assistance	714	1.79%
Retirement	3,355	8.39%
Self Employment	1,920	4.80%
Social Security	5,217	13.05%
Supplemental Security	1,041	2.60%
Wage / Salary	9,933	24.85%
Other	1,903	4.76%

Union County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,870	59.00%
With children under 18	3,384	41.00%

Union County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,142	7.84%
Married	9,290	63.74%
Never Married	3,579	24.56%
Widowed	563	3.86%

Union County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,857	11.88%
Married	8,986	57.48%
Never Married	2,455	15.70%
Widowed	2,336	14.94%

Union County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Education Information Back to top
Union County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,308	11.56%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,953	13.82%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,848	30.93%
Some college, no degree	6,345	22.18%
Associate degree	1,963	6.86%
Bachelors degree	2,549	8.91%
Graduate or professional degree	1,641	5.74%

Union County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	495	2.71%	72	0.39%	567	3.10%
Kindergarten	364	1.99%	16	0.09%	380	2.08%
Grades 1-4	2,076	11.35%	95	0.52%	2,171	11.87%
Grades 5-8	1,985	10.85%	137	0.75%	2,122	11.60%
Grades 9-12	1,924	10.52%	76	0.42%	2,000	10.93%
Undergrad college	1,257	6.87%	14	0.08%	1,271	6.95%
Graduate or professional school	134	0.73%	48	0.26%	182	0.99%
Total	8,235	45.02%	458	2.50%	8,693	47.52%

Union County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Business Information Back to top
: $126,983,000
: $9,349,000
: 2,405
Union County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	2	3	3
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	1
1999 - Construction	9	8	9	8	14
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	2	4	5	10
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	12	18	18
1999 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	0	1	8	1
1999 - Mining	1	0	1	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	5	14	21
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	4	2	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	2	2	6
1999 - Retail Trade	8	4	16	13	23
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	2	3	4
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	4	1	7
1999 - Total	39	26	68	82	122
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	5	3
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	1	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Construction	7	7	13	11	10
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	4	3	12
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	15	10	18
2000 - Information	0	1	2	0	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	1	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	10	9	20
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	4	3	9
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	4	3	3
2000 - Retail Trade	5	6	21	15	20
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	1	4	6
2000 - Unclassified	3	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	4	4	4
2000 - Total	25	34	90	72	115
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	5	1	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	1
2001 - Construction	10	9	7	14	12
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	5	1	13
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	13	14	15
2001 - Information	2	0	0	2	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	3	3	4	1
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	2	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	4	9	7	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	1	4	10
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	2	3	5
2001 - Retail Trade	8	7	12	21	22
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	7	2	2
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	2	4	5
2001 - Total	35	36	68	83	119
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	5	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	1
2002 - Construction	8	13	12	11	6
2002 - Educational Services	1	1	0	2	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	4	2	13
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	4	12	16	12
2002 - Information	2	2	0	2	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	0	4	5	1
2002 - Mining	0	1	1	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	4	12	6	22
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	2	11
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	4	1	3	4
2002 - Retail Trade	9	11	20	14	18
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	3	2	7
2002 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	7	1
2002 - Total	44	42	76	81	105
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	5	1	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	1	1
2003 - Construction	3	7	12	4	13
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	3
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	6	7	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	4	10	17	14
2003 - Information	0	0	3	0	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	2	2	6	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	2	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	10	8	21
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	2	2	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	4	1	5
2003 - Retail Trade	5	9	20	16	17
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	2	4	8
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	6	1	3
2003 - Total	19	36	83	73	111
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	2	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	0	1
2004 - Construction	5	5	9	12	5
2004 - Educational Services	1	1	1	0	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	7	5	8
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	2	20	9	12
2004 - Information	0	1	0	1	5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	4	2	2
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	6	7	11	17
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	4	11
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	1	1	6
2004 - Retail Trade	6	4	16	19	17
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	2	3	9
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	4	3	6
2004 - Total	32	27	82	73	105
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	2	2	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	2
2005 - Construction	9	7	7	9	7
2005 - Educational Services	2	0	0	2	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	6	4	10
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	12	16	18
2005 - Information	1	0	0	0	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	4	4	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	10	14	12
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	5	3	10
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	5	4
2005 - Retail Trade	6	5	15	22	17
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	6	1	7
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	5	1	4	2
2005 - Total	32	26	72	88	104

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Union County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	30,588	83.60%
Below Poverty Level	6,001	16.40%

Union County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$295	$42	$203	$0	$0	$282	$780	$500	$0	$535
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$383	$79	$822	$0	$0	$125	$1,330	$650	$4	$401
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$490	$81	$1,003	$0	$0	$495	$1,988	$781	$0	$561
1980	$587	$100	$967	$0	$0	$183	$1,737	$890	$8	$514
1981	$684	$95	$962	$0	$0	$233	$1,879	$836	$21	$364
1982	$615	$93	$974	$0	$0	$200	$1,789	$733	$0	$106
1983	$699	$93	$921	$0	$0	$161	$1,781	$828	$0	$375
1984	$593	$85	$1,079	$0	$0	$122	$1,794	$832	$0	$605
1985	$921	$86	$1,035	$0	$0	$534	$2,490	$888	$0	$728
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$955	$148	$1,182	$0	$0	$656	$2,793	$916	$10	$799
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$1,518	$136	$631	$0	$0	$49	$2,198	$932	$0	$988
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,674	$0	$781	$0	$0	$36	$2,491	$1,104	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,761	$0	$1,943	$0	$0	$2,608	$6,312	$2,733	$1,794	$3,472

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$7	$158	$13	$45	$424	$0	$848
1972	$58	$35	$0	$0	$0	$108	$848
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$10	$231	$25	$45	$687	$0	$1,456
1977	$135	$26	$1	$0	$0	$296	$1,456
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$12	$390	$56	$50	$784	$0	$2,036
1979	$96	$34	$0	$0	$0	$614	$2,036
1980	$8	$358	$43	$94	$619	$0	$1,696
1980	$162	$20	$0	$0	$0	$392	$1,696
1981	$13	$535	$62	$70	$948	$0	$2,044
1981	$175	$24	$0	$0	$0	$217	$2,044
1982	$0	$361	$65	$73	$1,245	$0	$2,168
1982	$182	$36	$0	$0	$0	$206	$2,168
1983	$0	$389	$65	$0	$1,167	$0	$2,108
1983	$221	$48	$0	$0	$0	$218	$2,108
1984	$0	$388	$54	$0	$1,146	$0	$2,063
1984	$234	$50	$0	$0	$0	$191	$2,063
1985	$0	$434	$75	$217	$1,096	$0	$2,292
1985	$185	$71	$0	$0	$0	$214	$2,292
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$492	$77	$266	$1,180	$0	$2,614
1987	$224	$88	$0	$0	$0	$287	$2,614
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$483	$75	$97	$400	$0	$1,973
1992	$221	$369	$17	$0	$0	$311	$1,973
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$274	$26	$100	$500	$0	$1,989
1997	$266	$373	$0	$0	$0	$450	$1,989
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,337	$0	$725	$2,680	$0	$7,327
2002	$1,126	$167	$104	$0	$0	$1,188	$7,327

Union County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Union County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,152	11.76%
10-19 Years	2,560	13.99%
20-29 Years	1,909	10.44%
30-39 Years	2,433	13.30%
40-49 Years	2,766	15.12%
50-59 Years	2,329	12.73%
60-69 Years	1,723	9.42%
70-79 Years	1,402	7.66%
80-89 Years	838	4.58%
90+ Years	181	0.99%

Union County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,887	48.58%
Female	9,406	51.42%

Union County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,407	95.16%
Hispanic/Latino	481	2.63%
African-American	149	0.81%
Multiracial	138	0.75%
Amerindian	62	0.34%
Asian	48	0.26%
Other Race	6	0.03%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Union County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	6,650	27.75%
2.	United States Or American	4,866	20.30%
3.	Irish	3,767	15.72%
4.	English	3,160	13.19%
5.	French Non-Basque	959	4.00%
6.	Dutch	825	3.44%
7.	Italian	582	2.43%
8.	Scottish	502	2.09%
9.	Scotch Irish	495	2.07%
10.	Polish	309	1.29%

Union County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	34,032	96.42%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	917	2.60%
3.	German	132	0.37%
4.	French	57	0.16%
5.	Vietnamese	44	0.12%
6.	Chinese	28	0.08%
7.	Japanese	20	0.06%
8.	Korean	18	0.05%
9.	Scandinavian	15	0.04%
10.	Other Native North American	8	0.02%

Union County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	36,506	98.08%
Naturalized immigrant	208	0.56%
Not a citizen	505	1.36%

Union County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Union County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alto Pass	Dongola	Saratoga
Anna	Jonesboro	Stokes
Balcom	Lick Creek	Union District
Cobden	Millcreek	Wolf Lake

Union County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

62905	62926	62998
62906	62952
62920	62961

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Anna (6,725)	Union District (904)	Balcom (337)
Jonesboro (3,152)	Alto Pass (724)	Millcreek (331)
Cobden (2,684)	Stokes (626)	Wolf Lake
Dongola (1,657)	Lick Creek (569)	Saratoga