County profile
Union County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#1102 of 3,127 US counties by GDP62nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,233
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
960
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
42,313
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$76.4k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
26.5%±1.9%
Poverty rate
9.0%±1.6%
Business applications
314 · 2025
Retail establishments
139
32.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Steele Bancorp Inc.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 care29%
Education24%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation13%
Manufacturing10%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
42,313
residents · 2025 · -0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $55.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−323
International migration+187
Natural change−261
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.4B2023
$2.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$240.1k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$974/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±1.8%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$26.5M
63 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 83Winter weather 80Hurricane 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2642016
2742017
2822018
2932019
2952020
3182021
3532022
3902023
3792024
4222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 15% since 2021552021
552022
862023
542024
632025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
47.2 km
LIVERPOOL FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
33.2 km
WILLIAMSPORT RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 5.4% year over year — faster than most 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.