Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $303,201.
Median contract rent in 2022: $830 (lower quartile is $694, upper quartile is $1,045)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $737
Median gross rent in Union, ME in 2022: $988
Housing units in Union with a mortgage: 295 (13 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 139
In family households: 30,312 (7,281 male householders, 3,381 female householders)
8,312 spouses, 9,078 children (8,275 natural, 293 adopted, 510 stepchildren), 536 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, foster children, 174 other relatives, 998 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,063 (2,918 male householders (2,221 living alone)), 3,678 female householders (3,131 living alone)), 1,467 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,361 (1,183 institutionalized population)
6,190 married couples with children.
2,104 single-parent households (567 men, 1,537 women).
97.6% of residents of Union speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 60 (2.5%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Union, Maine
51995 to March 2000
21990 to 1994
111985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
31975 to 1979
21970 to 1974
51965 to 1969
20Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 521 (22.6%)
Irish: 306 (13.3%)
Other: 291 (12.6%)
German: 238 (10.3%)
United States: 190 (8.2%)
French: 164 (7.1%)
Scottish: 118 (5.1%)
French Canadian: 90 (3.9%)
Italian: 76 (3.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 67 (2.9%)
Swedish: 65 (2.8%)
Norwegian: 30 (1.3%)
Polish: 28 (1.2%)
Czech: 26 (1.1%)
Danish: 19 (0.8%)
Welsh: 16 (0.7%)
Portuguese: 15 (0.7%)
Dutch: 14 (0.6%)
Greek: 8 (0.3%)
Russian: 8 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 6 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 4 (0.2%)
Slovak: 2 (0.09%)
Swiss: 2 (0.09%)
West Indian: 2 (0.09%)
Lithuanian: 1 (0.04%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Union:
25.0% (12)
Maine:
41.4% (15,199)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Union:
22.9% (11)
Maine:
0.4% (151)
United Kingdom
Union:
16.7% (8)
Maine:
7.8% (2,856)
Other Northern Europe
Union:
10.4% (5)
Maine:
1.2% (450)
Germany
Union:
6.2% (3)
Maine:
5.9% (2,150)
Colombia
Union:
6.2% (3)
Maine:
0.6% (215)
France
Union:
4.2% (2)
Maine:
1.2% (447)
Italy
Union:
4.2% (2)
Maine:
1.1% (412)
Mexico
Union:
4.2% (2)
Maine:
0.9% (338)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,491
Other state: 658
Northeast: 521
Midwest: 40
South: 64
West: 33
64% of Union residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 298
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 105
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 295
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 80
Bachelor's degree: 121
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 863
One, attached: 6
Two: 21
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 39
Mobile homes: 105
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $113,749
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%