County profile
Union Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#2074 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$752.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,627
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
365
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,561
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$42.9k±$5.9k
Bachelor's degree+
14.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
29.4%±4.8%
Business applications
273 · 2025
Retail establishments
60
28.9/10k 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
Manufacturing42%
Health care22%
Retail trade16%
Admin & support7%
Food & accommodation7%
Education6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,561
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $53.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−306
International migration+255
Natural change−483
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$499.5M2019
$478.2M2020
$518.6M2021
$624.2M2022
$658.0M2023
$752.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.5k±$13.4k
Median gross rent
$778/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
18.4%±2.7%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$23.0M
81 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
49.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 90Strong wind 90Heat wave 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1672016
1752017
1892018
1902019
1902020
2002021
2122022
2322023
2382024
2722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 3950% since 202122021
22022
22023
312024
812025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.4 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
28.7 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
31.0 km
ADVANCION COPERATION STERLING LA
Nearest commercial airport
47.7 km
MONROE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.4k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $752.2M in 2024, growing 14.3% year over year — faster than 96% of 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.