Union TownshipNE
A town of 2,089.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 32% of residents are under 18 in Union Township, above both the Nebraska town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 11 of Nebraska’s 132 towns score lower on walkability. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Union Township has grown 22% since 2010
1,682 counted in 2010 and 1,912 in 2020; an estimated 2,089 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
On CDC estimates, Union Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Union Township beats the Nebraska average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Union Township, below both Nebraska’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (36%). 28% of adults feel lonely in Union Township.
| Union Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Union Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Union Township’s public schools outperform 63% of Nebraska districts
Its public schools are run by the Yutan Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yutan Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 272 | B |
| Yutan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 219 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Union Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town
0.9% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 5 have a higher median household income than Union Township. 3.7% of Union Township working residents work locally.
| Union Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 0.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Younger than Nebraska overall
People 65 and older are 8% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 32% of residents (25% statewide). Union Township’s median age is 33.3 years. Union Township has grown 7.5% since 2020, to 2,089 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Union Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.3 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 28% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Union Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.7% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.1% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Union Township
Union Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Union Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Memorial Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
25 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
17 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
34 mi Stadium & arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
24 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
25 mi LandmarkFort AtkinsonPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 4 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
96% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union Township
Township in Nebraska, United States
Union Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,945 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 1,997. The City of Yutan lies within the Township.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
| Leshara Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marble Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marietta Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Leshara Township, Marble Township and Marietta Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, NE expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.