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Union, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Union is a Census village of 624 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in McHenry County. Median household income is $89,844, 87.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Union
What Union is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land746 plus or minus 324
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcHenry 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
- Population624 plus or minus 271
- Median age39.0
- Population under 18136 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over73 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households259 plus or minus 96
- Family households174 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families67.2 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Union
- Median household income$89,844 plus or minus $29,864
- Per capita income$46,707
- Civilian labor force383 plus or minus 174
- Employed365 plus or minus 171
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over437 plus or minus 171
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent plus or minus 44.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Union
- Housing units278 plus or minus 100
- Occupied units259 plus or minus 96
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied227 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate87.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$252,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,692
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units271 plus or minus 100
- Share single family97.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Union gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute352 plus or minus 168
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more142 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Union (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,000,000
- Average approval$166,667
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,983,000
- Average approval$996,600
- Median approval$688,000
- Largest approval$1,937,000
- Jobs supported317
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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
- NFIP communityVillage of Union
- NFIP community number170487
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/06
The Village of Union participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170487 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.
McHenry County, not Union
McHenry County context, not Union figures
- Establishments in McHenry County8,140
- Covered employment, McHenry County96,922
- Average annual pay, McHenry County$55,107
- Housing units permitted, McHenry County1,565
Every figure in this section is published for McHenry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Union.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Union questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Union, Illinois?
624, in 259 households. Union village covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 746 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Union in?
McHenry 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?
$89,844. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,200. Median gross rent is $1,692 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 businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Union borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Union. Only 2 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 in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Union appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Union, village of, community 170487, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McHenry 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.
Is zoning published for Union?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.