What is the population of Union CDP?

Union CDP has 3,284 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #369 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Union CDP?

Median household income in Union CDP is $127,411 a year, 62.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Union CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,695 a month and the median home value is $451,500, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.

Is Union CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Union CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Union, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Union, New Jersey (Union, NJ — Census place “Union CDP”) is 3,284 residents, ranking #369 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $127,411, the median home is worth $451,500 and median gross rent runs $1,695 a month. Looking for the Union New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Union, NJ: 07083.

Population: 3,284Union CDP residents
Median household income: $127,411Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $451,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,695Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68.4%Owner-occupied households

Union ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Union.

The Union NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07083

What the numbers mean in Union CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Union CDP median would spend about 16% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 68.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Union CDP, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Union CDP is a small town in New Jersey, with 3,284 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #369 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 47% of them. The median age here is 47 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Union CDP earn a median of $127,411 a year, 62.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 19% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Union CDP is valued at $451,500, 48.8% above the national figure and 9% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,695 a month, 20.6% above the national figure, or roughly $20,340 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Union CDP?: Union CDP has 3,284 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #369 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Union CDP?: Median household income in Union CDP is $127,411 a year, 62.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Union CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,695 a month and the median home value is $451,500, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
Is Union CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Union CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Union CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.