Population

66,656

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$471,600

Owner-occupied units

Union City, NJ

New Jersey · 40.767° N, 74.032° W · 1 sq mi

Union City is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 66,656 and about 51,792 residents per square mile. The median household earns $64,310 a year, and the median home is worth $471,600.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

1 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

51,792

People per square mile

Rank by population

#629

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#893

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$64,310

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,537

Per month

Homeownership

19.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

33.1 min

One way

People

Median age

37.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

28.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

54.3%

Households

25,725

2.57 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18^%

Professional & business services 12.1^%

Retail trade 11.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in New Jersey

Name

John Overdeck

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Millburn

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector

Employer

RWJBarnabas Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New Jersey

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Revenue

$88.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

New Brunswick

Ticker

JNJ

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of New Jersey

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Common Violet

State capital

Trenton

Nickname

The Garden State

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