County profile
Union County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#114 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$51.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
208,505
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
14,276
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$81.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
601,863
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$103.2k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
38.9%±0.8%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.5%
Business applications
10,938 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,847
30.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Merck & Co., Inc.Healthcare$65.0B84B+2Kenvue Inc.Consumer Defensive$15.1B59C3Village Super Market, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.3B74B4Spectacular Solar, Inc.Industrials$3.5M——5Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$90.0k42D6Yorkville Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———7Leapfrog Acquisition CorporationFinancial Services———8Yorkville International Capital Corp.Financial Services———9Francisco Industries, Inc.Financial Services———10JATT III Acquisition CorpFinancial Services———11JATT II Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———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
Health care26%
Retail trade21%
Wholesale trade15%
Transportation13%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
601,863
residents · 2025 · +4.9% since 2020
Income per capita $85.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−27,452
International migration+42,596
Natural change+12,728
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$40.3B2019
$38.8B2020
$41.4B2021
$46.2B2022
$49.5B2023
$51.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$529.2k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
4.3%±0.4%
Affordability
6.5× wages
Residential permits
$201.5M
1,228 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Winter weather 99Lightning 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8492016
8682017
8982018
9342019
9632020
10582021
11992022
13202023
14402024
15192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -62% since 20213,2072021
3,1472022
1,9622023
1,6962024
1,2282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.6 km
I-78
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
NJT
Nearest port
9.5 km
PHILLIPS 66 REFINING CO., BAYWAY REFINERY PIERS A AND B
Nearest commercial airport
12.4 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR12 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$81.6k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $51.9B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.