County profile
Union County, NM
United States · GDP 2024
#2930 of 3,127 US counties by GDP27th-percentile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$178.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
694
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
89
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,844
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$46.7k±$17.2k
Bachelor's degree+
18.4%±4.8%
Poverty rate
16.6%±4.9%
Business applications
41 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
50.8/10k 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
Retail trade34%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care23%
Information7%
Construction6%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,844
residents · 2025 · -5.6% since 2020
Income per capita $38.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−107
International migration−5
Natural change−113
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$160.7M2019
$160.0M2020
$186.4M2021
$216.9M2022
$175.6M2023
$178.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.7k±$18.5k
Median gross rent
$683/mo±$120/mo
Vacancy rate
31.6%±6.0%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
12.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 92Wildfire 89Winter weather 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2012–2025
1072012
1112013
1182014
1152015
1212017
1292018
1282020
1292021
1542024
1562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
92.7 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
692.7 km
CATOOSA FERTILIZER CO DOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
212.0 km
RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.0k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $178.4M in 2024, growing 1.6% year over year — slower than 73% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.