Moving to Union, Illinois

Population: 576. Estimated population in July 2024: 579 (+0.5% change)
Males: 277 (48.1%), Females: 299 (51.9%)

Zip code: 60180

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $56,528
Median house value: $133,200

Population by Race

Races in Union:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
• Hispanic (4.0%)
• Other race (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (54.2%), Irish (12.0%), Polish (6.8%), English (5.9%), United States (4.7%), Norwegian (4.5%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Union

• High school or higher: 84.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Union village

• Never married: 25.5%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 8.1%

2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Union:

• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)
• HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HARVARD, IL)
• VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (about 20 miles; SYCAMORE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Union:

• GREATER ROCKFORD (about 38 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
• ROCK CO (about 43 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
• CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 49 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Union:

• DACY (about 13 miles; HARVARD, IL; Abbreviation: 0C0)
• LAKE IN THE HILLS (about 16 miles; CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL; Abbreviation: 3CK)
• GALT FIELD (about 17 miles; GREENWOOD/WONDER LAKE, IL; Abbreviation: 10C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union:

• MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
• ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
• KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
• WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
• ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
• WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 36 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)

Public primary/middle school in Union:

• EVERGREEN PARK EARLY LEARNING CTR (Students: 247; Location: 6506 NATIONAL ST; Grades: PK – 01)