Union County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Union County, Illinois. Population: 17.1K.

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Median Home Price

$151.3K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$56.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$42.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,851

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.22%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$765

Property Tax$154

Insurance$63.05

Total Monthly$982

Historical Home Prices

2016

$126.2K

2017

$124.1K

-1.7%%

2018

$118.2K

-4.8%%

2019

$125.9K

+6.5%%

2020

$126.4K

+0.4%%

2021

$127.5K

+0.9%%

2022

$132.5K

+3.8%%

2023

$140.5K

+6.1%%

2024

$142.0K

+1.1%%

2025

$148.3K

+4.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.3%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

14.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

90.1%

Black

0.8%

Hispanic

5.2%

Asian

0.4%

Two or More Races

3.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

57°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

175

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 55/100

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