Wayne County vs. Union County

	Wayne County (IN)	Union County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,936	7,037
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.4%	-6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	68,996	7,516
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	68,917	7,516
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.2%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.4%
White alone, percent	90.5%	96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.0%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.9%	95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,894	577
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,450	3,259
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.6%	71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,400	$112,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$948	$1,020
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$372	$390
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$674	$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.1%	9.1%
Building permits, 2018	122	7
Households, 2014-2018	26,611	2,846
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.6%	82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.6%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.0%	67.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.9%	59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.7%	55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	120,334	3,767
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	950,798	32,903
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,912	$4,469
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.8	23.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,228	$48,227
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,460	$24,040
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,456	118
Total employment, 2017	24,556	880
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	939,908	28,234
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	-5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,694	478
All firms, 2012	5,002	570
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,776	274
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,306	204
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,449	532
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	550	32
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,008	523
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	171.5	46.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	401.74	161.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wayne county (IN) and Union county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.