UnionAL
A town of 166, settled in 1836.
Is Union a good place to live?
Union’s typical journey to work is 48 minutes, above both the Alabama town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 188 Alabama towns, just one has a higher median age than Union. Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
166 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Union: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union.
Union sends most of its workers out of town
The share of residents in Union who live below the poverty line is 29%, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Tuscaloosa (17%), Eutaw (11%) and Bessemer (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 40 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Union, mostly inland flooding
For Union, the FEMA hazard score is 77 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 41% come from inland flooding and 21% from heat waves. Federal aid has come to Union households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A older population than Alabama as a whole
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). Union has lost 8.8% of its people since 2020, down to 166 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 28% across Alabama.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 6% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Union’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±49.4 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Union | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.6% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 28.4% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.6% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.1% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
In Union, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Union have high blood pressure than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
Among 188 Alabama towns, just one has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Union. The share of adults in Union who have been diagnosed with depression: 18%. This Alabama town beats the Alabama average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. Two figures for adults locally: 24% smoke cigarettes, 56% have obesity.
| Union | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 7.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.1% | 23.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 25.5% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Union
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union; the nearest are
College town 19 of every 100 Union residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
100% of working residents leave Union for work
Where Union’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union
Town in Alabama, United States
Union is a town in rural Greene County, Alabama, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 180. According to the 1980 U.S. Census, it was incorporated in the 1970s.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 276 ft
- Area code
- 208
Questions about Union
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union, AL a good place to live?
Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.