County profile
Union County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#635 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
29,795
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,240
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
73,446
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$112.3k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
39.2%±2.3%
Poverty rate
5.0%±1.0%
Business applications
861 · 2025
Retail establishments
131
18.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyBasic Materials$3.4B71BHQ-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%
Professional services26%
Retail trade13%
Admin & support11%
Health care10%
Food & accommodation8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
73,446
residents · 2025 · +16.5% since 2020
Income per capita $75.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,271
International migration+732
Natural change+1,363
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.7B2019
$4.6B2020
$4.9B2021
$5.5B2022
$5.6B2023
$6.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$344.9k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
3.7%±1.0%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$335.8M
968 units · 13.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 75Hail 62Winter weather 58
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4262016
4492017
4812018
5062019
5242020
5842021
6772022
7302023
7832024
8102025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -23% since 20211,2532021
8162022
8482023
1,4982024
9682025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.9 km
I-270
Nearest freight rail
4.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
139.3 km
JAP HOLDINGS SANDUSKY PIER
Nearest commercial airport
35.2 km
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.4k
avg. annual pay · +11% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $6.2B in 2024, growing 11.1% year over year — faster than 93% 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.