Union County, Florida

Union County is a county located in Florida, in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 13442 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 15141, It is ninth least populous county in Florida. The county comprises an area of 249.71 mi˛ (646.75 square kilometre), of which, 240.29 square miles (622.35 square kilometre) of it is land and 9.42 square miles (24.4 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the smallest by total area in Florida.

Union County Florida
Map of Union County, Florida

As of the census of 2000, there were 13442 residents, 3367 households, and 2606 families in the county. The population density was 55.9 people per square mile (21.58/km˛), it would be the 43rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Florida. There were 3736 housing units at an average density of 15.5 per square mile (5.98/km˛). The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13. In the county the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 183 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 215.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 15141, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 11033 White, 3722 Black or African American, 108 American Indian, 54 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 220 from two or more races.

Union County Florida Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Union County Florida School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Union County Florida GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34563, making it the 34th wealthiest county by median household income among the Florida. The median income for a family in the county was $37516, it is 39th wealthiest county by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the county was $12333, making its Florida's second lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2866 pupils and students, of which 1591 are male and 1275 are female, 21.32% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 140 nursery or pri school, 164 kindergarten, 1369 elementary school, 764 high school and 429 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Lake Butler CityUnion County1.831.720.1119271121.21417425347
2Raiford TownUnion County0.520.520187356.71468433000
3Worthington Springs TownUnion County0.360.360193536.71403125625
YearPopulation
April 2000 census13442
April 2000 Estimate13442
July 2000 Estimate13462
July 2001 Estimate13798
July 2002 Estimate13760
July 2003 Estimate13750
July 2004 Estimate14374
July 2005 Estimate14638
July 2006 Estimate14528
July 2007 Estimate14947
July 2008 Estimate15141
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6179140
Kindergarten7787164
Elementary school7516181369
High school445319764
College or graduate school257172429
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Union County, Florida$34563$37516$12333
Florida, United States$38819$45625$21557
United States$41994$50046$21587