Grainger County vs. Union County

	Grainger County (TN)	Union County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,145	19,688
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.2%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,656	19,107
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,657	19,109
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	50.7%
White alone, percent	97.1%	97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.5%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	96.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,652	1,479
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,130	9,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.4%	74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$113,500	$120,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$955	$996
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$306	$303
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$635	$632
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	6.0%
Building permits, 2018	58	100
Households, 2014-2018	8,948	7,126
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.7%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	82.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.7%	62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.6%	8.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	19.1%	14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.4%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	47.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	11,862	11,576
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	138,824	125,906
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	89,912	87,645
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,960	$4,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.1	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,997	$41,352
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,151	$21,677
Persons in poverty, percent	18.4%	19.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	234	199
Total employment, 2017	2,443	1,760
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	78,843	56,378
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.4%	3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,491	1,264
All firms, 2012	1,544	1,070
Men-owned firms, 2012	931	646
Women-owned firms, 2012	469	294
Minority-owned firms, 2012	30	26
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,484	997
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	213	97
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,301	898
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	0.0%	20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	80.7	85.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	280.60	223.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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