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Union City, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Union City is a Census borough of 2,887 people across 1.83 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $44,004, 57.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Union City
What Union City is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.83 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,578
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie 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
- Population2,887
- Median age46.6 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18581 plus or minus 152
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over668 plus or minus 184
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households1,250
- Family households772
- Share of households that are families61.8 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$44,004
- Per capita income$24,935
- Civilian labor force1,091
- Employed1,009
- Unemployed82 plus or minus 62
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over2,114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Union City
- Housing units1,457
- Occupied units1,250
- Vacant units207 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied724 plus or minus 145
- Renter occupied526 plus or minus 116
- Ownership rate57.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$731
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent
- Single family units1,010
- Share single family69.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more373 plus or minus 114
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 51
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute928
- Commuting under 15 minutes419 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more267 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
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))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,232,000
- Average approval$205,333
- Median approval$65,500
- Largest approval$786,000
- Jobs supported29
- Jobs per approval4.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Union City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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 communityBorough of Union City
- NFIP community number420453
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/19/14(M)
The Borough of Union City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420453 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.
Erie County, not Union City
Erie County context, not Union City figures
- Establishments in Erie County6,103
- Covered employment, Erie County119,552
- Average annual pay, Erie County$53,524
- Housing units permitted, Erie County339
Every figure in this section is published for Erie 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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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, Pennsylvania?
2,887, in 1,250 households. Union City borough covers 1.83 square miles of land, which is 1,578 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?
Erie 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?
$44,004. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,100. Median gross rent is $731 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?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $65,500. 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 0 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, borough of, community 420453, 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 Erie 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.