County profile
Union County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#2877 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$216.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
980
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
123
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,863
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$76.4k±$6.9k
Bachelor's degree+
18.4%±3.7%
Poverty rate
8.5%±2.7%
Business applications
64 · 2025
Retail establishments
25
36.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing32%
Retail trade28%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care10%
Construction7%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,863
residents · 2025 · -3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−96
International migration+8
Natural change−134
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$145.5M2019
$152.4M2020
$170.9M2021
$188.4M2022
$199.4M2023
$216.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$173.5k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$760/mo±$75/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±3.5%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$2.9M
10 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$956/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 74Landslide 47Tornado 28
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1652016
1642017
1662018
1802019
1842020
2032021
2272022
2632023
2482024
2982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 202182021
92022
72023
72024
102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.7 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
55.4 km
CHEVRON U.S.A.
Nearest commercial airport
67.7 km
JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.8k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $216.3M in 2024, growing 8.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.