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Union City, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Union City is a Census village of 1,940 people across 1.44 square miles of land, lying across Branch County and Calhoun County. Median household income is $62,788, 67.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Union City
What Union City is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,343
- County holding the largest share of its areaBranch County, 95.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inBranch County 95.8 percent, Calhoun County 4.2 percent
Union City crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population1,940
- Median age32.5
- Population under 18627
- Share under 1832.3 percent
- Population 65 and over204 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over10.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households669
- Family households480
- Share of households that are families71.7 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$62,788
- Per capita income$25,951
- Civilian labor force900
- Employed829
- Unemployed71 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over1,153
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Union City
- Housing units809
- Occupied units669
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied453
- Renter occupied216 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate67.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$935 plus or minus $210
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units588
- Share single family72.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more194 plus or minus 72
- Share in buildings of two or more24.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1941
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 commute759
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more360 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
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))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,758,500
- Average approval$417,611
- Median approval$189,000
- Largest approval$1,477,700
- Jobs supported65
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union City, 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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Flood risk in Union City
- NFIP communityTownship of Union
- NFIP community number261016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10(M)
The Township of Union participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261016 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.
Branch County, not Union City
Branch County context, not Union City figures
- Establishments in Branch County833
- Covered employment, Branch County15,240
- Average annual pay, Branch County$53,639
- Housing units permitted, Branch County43
Every figure in this section is published for Branch 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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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 City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Union City, Michigan?
1,940, in 669 households. Union City village covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 1,343 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?
Union City lies in more than one. By area it is 95.8 percent in Branch County, 4.2 percent in Calhoun County. This page sits under Branch County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Union City?
$62,788. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,500. Median gross rent is $935 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $189,000. 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 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 City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Union City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Union, township of, community 261016, 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 Branch 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.
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