County profile
Union County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#357 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
66,082
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,732
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
267,674
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$102.9k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
40.5%±1.3%
Poverty rate
7.7%±0.8%
Business applications
4,323 · 2025
Retail establishments
601
22.8/10k 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
Manufacturing27%
Construction21%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care13%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
267,674
residents · 2025 · +11.7% since 2020
Income per capita $76.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+19,673
International migration+4,685
Natural change+3,658
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.4B2019
$8.3B2020
$9.4B2021
$11.1B2022
$12.2B2023
$13.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$417.3k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.7%
Affordability
7.1× wages
Residential permits
$635.0M
2,707 units · 10.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 96Tornado 95Strong wind 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4162016
4422017
4732018
5072019
5282020
6102021
7522022
8122023
8612024
8912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20212,7732021
2,3552022
2,3092023
2,3342024
2,7072025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.0 km
I-485
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
205.6 km
ELWELL FERRY - CARVERS
Nearest commercial airport
45.7 km
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $13.1B in 2024, growing 7.6% 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.