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  1. Union Legal Resources
  2. Union Statistics
  3. Union Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Union Employment Information
  5. Union Family Information
  6. Union Education Information
  7. Union Public Benefits Information
  8. Union Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Union Legal Resources Back to top

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Union Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 16,019
  • Land Area (2000): 61.919 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.218 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,757
Union Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 14,345 89.60%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,665 10.40%

Union 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 Employment Information Back to top
Union Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 30,551 29,538 1,013 3.32% 33
1991 30,406 28,958 1,448 4.76% 48
1992 30,146 28,523 1,622 5.38% 54
1993 29,857 28,217 1,640 5.49% 55
1994 29,452 27,890 1,562 5.30% 53
1995 28,661 27,452 1,210 4.22% 42
1996 28,075 27,092 983 3.50% 35
1997 28,850 27,870 980 3.40% 34
1998 28,772 27,841 931 3.24% 32
1999 28,785 27,846 939 3.26% 33
2000 28,910 27,934 976 3.38% 34
2001 29,024 27,814 1,211 4.17% 42
2002 28,956 27,285 1,672 5.77% 58
2003 28,276 26,707 1,570 5.55% 56
2004 28,049 26,641 1,408 5.02% 50
2005 28,035 26,741 1,293 4.61% 46
2006 28,256 27,005 1,251 4.43% 44
2007 28,193 26,997 1,196 4.24% 42
2008 28,254 26,808 1,446 5.12% 51
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 28,167 26,727 1,440 5.11% 51
Feb 2008 28,108 26,642 1,466 5.22% 52
Mar 2008 28,046 26,609 1,437 5.12% 51
Apr 2008 28,096 26,830 1,266 4.51% 45
May 2008 28,295 26,928 1,367 4.83% 48
Jun 2008 28,841 27,376 1,465 5.08% 51
Jul 2008 28,346 26,849 1,497 5.28% 53
Aug 2008 28,132 26,634 1,498 5.32% 53
Sep 2008 28,252 26,673 1,579 5.59% 56
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Union Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 698 16.31%
2. Construction 347 8.11%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 264 6.17%
4. Educational Services 236 5.52%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 183 4.28%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 177 4.14%
7. Health Care 173 4.04%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 153 3.58%
9. Public Administration 136 3.18%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 128 2.99%
11. Finance and Insurance 100 2.34%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 99 2.31%
13. Repair and Maintenance 98 2.29%
14. Metal Manufactuing 95 2.22%
15. Department and Other General Stores 88 2.06%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 81 1.89%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 72 1.68%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 69 1.61%
19. Other Transportation 66 1.54%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 64 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 677 17.56%
2. Health Care 623 16.16%
3. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 394 10.22%
4. Finance and Insurance 248 6.43%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 181 4.70%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 169 4.38%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 145 3.76%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 127 3.29%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 116 3.01%
10. Public Administration 108 2.80%
11. Department and Other General Stores 101 2.62%
12. Social Assistance 95 2.46%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 61 1.58%
14. Info Services and Data Processing 55 1.43%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 44 1.14%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 40 1.04%
17. Construction 39 1.01%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 0.99%
19. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 36 0.93%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 35 0.91%

Union Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 455 10.63%
2. Engineers 258 6.03%
3. Other Production Occupations 226 5.28%
4. Other Management Occupations 225 5.26%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 199 4.65%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 173 4.04%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 147 3.44%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 141 3.30%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 139 3.25%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 132 3.08%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 128 2.99%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 126 2.94%
13. Top Executives 124 2.90%
14. Other Installation / Maintenance 113 2.64%
15. Business Operations Specialists 111 2.59%
16. Carpenters 87 2.03%
17. Cashiers 69 1.61%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 68 1.59%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 67 1.57%
20. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 61 1.43%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 268 6.95%
2. Secretaries and Admins 199 5.16%
3. Other Production Occupations 192 4.98%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 187 4.85%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 170 4.41%
6. Registered Nurses 169 4.38%
7. Cashiers 151 3.92%
8. Computer Specialists 148 3.84%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 147 3.81%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 117 3.04%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 113 2.93%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 112 2.91%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 98 2.54%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 94 2.44%
15. Customer Service Representatives 92 2.39%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 85 2.20%
17. Business Operations Specialists 82 2.13%
18. Accountants and Auditors 77 2.00%
19. Other Management Occupations 74 1.92%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 71 1.84%

Union Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,885 54.63%
15-35 hours 1,664 13.20%
1-14 hours 458 3.63%
No regular hours 3,595 28.53%

Union Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 95 1.21%
5 AM-5:29 AM 150 1.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 330 4.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM 502 6.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 794 10.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,268 16.22%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,627 20.81%
8 AM-8:29 AM 939 12.01%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 508 6.50%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 328 4.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 147 1.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 101 1.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 442 5.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM 588 7.52%

Union Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 295 3.77%
5-9 1,133 14.49%
10-14 1,760 22.51%
15-19 1,576 20.16%
20-24 1,598 20.44%
25-29 461 5.90%
30-34 470 6.01%
35-39 67 0.86%
40-44 56 0.72%
45-59 166 2.12%
60-89 91 1.16%
At least 90 146 1.87%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 11 0.14% 6,812 87.12%
30-44 4 0.05% 589 7.53%
45-59 8 0.10% 158 2.02%
At least 60 18 0.23% 219 2.80%

Union Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 30 0.38%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 609 7.62%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,936 86.83%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 43 0.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 41 0.51%
Color 6 Box Walked 160 2.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 169 2.12%

Union 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,433 (15,987 people)
Families (2000): 4,599 (13,604 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,035
People at same address in 1995: 9,965
Union Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 362 5.63%
$10,000-$14,999 363 5.64%
$15,000-$19,999 327 5.08%
$20,000-$24,999 503 7.82%
$25,000-$29,999 448 6.96%
$30,000-$34,999 482 7.49%
$35,000-$39,999 294 4.57%
$40,000-$44,999 348 5.41%
$45,000-$49,999 423 6.58%
$50,000-$59,999 584 9.08%
$60,000-$74,999 789 12.26%
$75,000-$99,999 817 12.70%
$100,000-$124,999 291 4.52%
$125,000-$149,999 233 3.62%
$150,000-$199,999 115 1.79%
$200,000 or more 54 0.84%

Union Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,532 24.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,014 31.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 244 3.83%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,051 16.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 34 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 983 15.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 360 5.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 108 1.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 32 0.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Union Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,109 27.43%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,470 18.63%
Public Assistance 80 0.43%
Retirement 1,713 9.20%
Self Employment 503 2.70%
Social Security 1,911 10.26%
Supplemental Security 128 0.69%
Wage / Salary 4,989 26.78%
Other 725 3.89%

Union Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,194 57.33%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,633 42.67%

Union Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 471 7.50%
Color 1 Box Married 4,068 64.77%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,599 25.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 143 2.28%

Union Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 644 9.78%
Color 1 Box Married 3,960 60.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,253 19.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 728 11.06%

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Union Education Information Back to top
Union Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 397 3.26%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,302 10.68%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,480 28.56%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,417 19.83%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,535 12.60%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,856 15.23%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,200 9.85%

Union Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 124 0.77% 164 1.02% 288 1.80%
Kindergarten 211 1.32% 34 0.21% 245 1.53%
Grades 1-4 841 5.25% 99 0.62% 940 5.87%
Grades 5-8 846 5.28% 84 0.52% 930 5.81%
Grades 9-12 884 5.52% 39 0.24% 923 5.76%
Undergrad college 477 2.98% 83 0.52% 560 3.50%
Graduate or professional school 117 0.73% 40 0.25% 157 0.98%
Total 3,500 21.85% 543 3.39% 4,043 25.24%

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Union Public Benefits Information Back to top
Union Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 15,040 94.25%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 918 5.75%

Union 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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Union Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,072 12.93%
10-19 Years 2,185 13.64%
20-29 Years 1,566 9.78%
30-39 Years 2,402 14.99%
40-49 Years 2,653 16.56%
50-59 Years 2,035 12.70%
60-69 Years 1,471 9.18%
70-79 Years 1,153 7.20%
80-89 Years 435 2.72%
90+ Years 47 0.29%

Union Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,804 48.72%
Color 1 Box Female 8,215 51.28%

Union Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 15,180 94.76%
Color 2 Box Asian 286 1.79%
Color 1 Box African-American 242 1.51%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 149 0.93%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 127 0.79%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 22 0.14%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Union Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 3,371 17.30%
2. Italian 3,195 16.40%
3. English 2,745 14.09%
4. German 2,718 13.95%
5. Polish 1,466 7.53%
6. Slovak 904 4.64%
7. Dutch 559 2.87%
8. United States Or American 545 2.80%
9. Welsh 496 2.55%
10. Russian 432 2.22%

Union Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 14,242 94.37%
2. Italian 270 1.79%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 139 0.92%
4. French 78 0.52%
5. Russian 63 0.42%
6. Other Slavic 56 0.37%
7. Laotian 51 0.34%
8. Greek 44 0.29%
9. Polish 30 0.20%
10. Other West Germanic 23 0.15%

Union Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 15,568 97.24%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 351 2.19%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 91 0.57%

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Union 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.