County profile
Union County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#2443 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$471.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,971
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
228
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,450
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$62.7k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
14.2%±2.6%
Poverty rate
13.8%±2.5%
Business applications
194 · 2025
Retail establishments
41
19.4/10k 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
Manufacturing36%
Retail trade27%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction9%
Health care8%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,450
residents · 2025 · +8.1% since 2020
Income per capita $45.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,022
International migration−9
Natural change−441
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$340.0M2019
$344.6M2020
$375.1M2021
$426.2M2022
$451.1M2023
$471.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$204.0k±$15.4k
Median gross rent
$847/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
19.3%±3.0%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$38.0M
154 units · 7.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 88Earthquake 60Wildfire 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2052016
2202017
2262018
2532019
2562020
3012021
3762022
4372023
4592024
4912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 20211232021
1172022
1042023
1342024
1542025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
12.6 km
KXCG
Nearest port
36.9 km
Burkhart Enterprises, Knoxville Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
55.0 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.1k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $471.9M in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.