Homeownership Rate in Union County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
57.4%
Rank #3,061/3,222 · #18 in NJ
5th
Union 57.4%
NJ 63.8% -10.1%
US 64.4% -10.9%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Union County's homeownership rate of 57.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Union County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,058 | Cook County, IL | 57.7% |
| #3,059 | Boone County, MO | 57.7% |
| #3,060 | Greene County, MO | 57.5% |
| #3,061 | Union County, NJ | 57.4% |
| #3,062 | Crittenden County, AR | 57.4% |
| #3,063 | Potter County, TX | 57.3% |
| #3,064 | Butte County, CA | 57.3% |
About Homeownership Rate
Union County, New Jersey has a homeownership rate of 57.4%, ranking #3,061 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.9% below the national value of 64.4%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #18 of 21. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.