One downside of living in Union is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Union, the average commute to work is 31.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Union is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Union citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.90% of adults in Union have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Union in 2022 was $47,711, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,844 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Union is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Union home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Union also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.74% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union include Haitian, Brazilian, Irish, Palestinian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Union's cultural character, accounting for 47.35% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Union is French. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and English.
