Union County Demographics
Population 2000 2003 (adjusted) 2005
(estimated) City of Monroe: 26,228 n/a 30,231
Union County: 123,677 145,986 160,858
State of North Carolina: 8,049,313 8,407,248 8,645,870
Current Growth Rates - Since April 2000
Union County: 30.1% State of North Carolina: 7.4%
Total Households, 2003 51,660
Average Age, 2003 35.3

Income, Housing & Poverty
Average weekly wage per employee, Third Quarter 2004 $600
Median household income, 2000 $50,638
Per capita personal income, 1990 $16,944
Per capita personal income, 2002 $26,227
Per capita personal income, NC, 2002 $27,785
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $113,846
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, NC, 2000 $108,300
Percent in poverty, 2000 8.1
Percent in poverty, NC, 2000 12.3

Income 2003
Median Household Income $53,795
Per Capita Income $23,359

Educational Attainment, 2003
Less than High School 18,632
High School 28,944
Associates Degree 19,510
Some College 6,709
Bachelor’s Degree 14,488
Graduate Degree 5,202
SAT score, county average 1008
SAT score, state average 1001

Labor Force Employment
Union County: 77,382
Charlotte MSA: 777,254
State of NC: 4,247,614

Unemployment
Union County: 4.3%
Charlotte MSA: 5.7%
State of North Carolina: 5.9%
United States 5.2%

Average Weekly Wage
Union County: $574
State of North Carolina: $639