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Union City, California: commercial real estate data.
Union City is a Census city of 67,464 people across 19.40 square miles of land, in Alameda County. Median household income is $133,715, 64.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 55 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $38.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Union City
What Union City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area19.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,478
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlameda County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Union City
- Population67,464
- Median age43.0
- Population under 1811,451
- Share under 1817.0 percent
- Population 65 and over13,101
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households21,240
- Family households16,545
- Share of households that are families77.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Union City
- Median household income$133,715
- Per capita income$57,977
- Civilian labor force37,248
- Employed35,282
- Unemployed1,966 plus or minus 394
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over51,182
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Union City
- Housing units21,901
- Occupied units21,240
- Vacant units661 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Owner occupied13,736
- Renter occupied7,504
- Ownership rate64.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,104,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,713
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units15,387
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,348
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent
- Mobile homes1,138 plus or minus 261
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Union City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27,922
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,254
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,446
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.3 percent
- Drove alone60.0 percent
- Carpooled14.7 percent
- Public transport3.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Union City (7(a))
- Approvals55
- Gross approval$38,358,800
- Average approval$697,433
- Median approval$225,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,073,820
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported690
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full12
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.7 percent
- Share to franchises3.6 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS40
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Union City (504)
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$61,738,000
- Average approval$1,668,595
- Median approval$1,471,000
- Largest approval$5,231,000
- Jobs supported438
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Union City
- NFIP communityCity of Union City
- NFIP community number060014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/03/09
The City of Union City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060014 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alameda County, not Union City
Alameda County context, not Union City figures
- Establishments in Alameda County42,318
- Covered employment, Alameda County790,358
- Average annual pay, Alameda County$98,026
- Housing units permitted, Alameda County1,743
Every figure in this section is published for Alameda County as a whole and is not a measurement of Union City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Union City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Union City, California?
67,464, in 21,240 households. Union City city covers 19.40 square miles of land, which is 3,478 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Union City in?
Alameda County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Union City?
$133,715. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,104,900. Median gross rent is $2,713 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Union City businesses?
55 7(a) approvals totaling $38.4 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $225,000, plus 37 504 approvals worth $61.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Union City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Union City. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Union City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Union City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Union City, city of, community 060014, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Union City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alameda County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Union City.
Is zoning published for Union City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.