Union
Indiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Union County in numbers, start here: the school test score is in the top 5% of American counties (3.48 where 3.0 is grade level), natural-hazard risk is in the bottom 6% of American counties (6 of 100), and the share working from home is in the bottom 8% of American counties (3%). Within Indiana it ranks 18th of 92 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Union County, Indiana. 7,041 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +33).

Indiana has a flat income tax just under 3% and most counties add their own income tax on top, typically 1% to 2.5%. Property taxes are capped by the state constitution at 1% of assessed value for homesteads. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and the Chicago suburbs in Lake County account for most of the growth; the rest of the state is affordable and slow-changing.

Money

The typical household here brings in $68,514 a year, higher than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,917. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 85% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 26 minutes each way.

Indiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,021 a year.

Home

The median home costs $198K, cheaper than 63% of American counties, about 1.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $791 a month. Property tax is 0.73% of home value, roughly $1,087 a year on that median home, lower than 62% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 52% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 30 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 75.5 years, shorter than 54% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 1.4 per 10,000 people. 7.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.48 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 95% of American counties. 89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 56 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 63% of eligible voters turned out. Under Indiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 63 and lows near 42, colder than 64% of American counties. About 48 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 6 out of 100, safer than 94% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 167 Mbps down, slower than 64% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1 brewery.