Carl Potter Mound, 2010
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Union TownshipOH
A town of 2,117. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,117
2025 Census estimate · +1.1% since 2020
Median home value
$317K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
47.4
years
Jobs based here
133
A commuter town
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. On the outdoors, just 137 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Urbana Country Club is on the National Register of Historic Places. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Union Township5.3
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA
36% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
133jobs based in Union Township
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 1.8% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $317K, 4.2 years of the Urbana area’s $76K median household incomeDOpen →Jobs & income$56K median household income; 133 jobs based hereCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthMercy Health - Urbana Hospital 5.4 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBehind 55% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →History1 place on the National RegisterBOpen →Civic life5.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPioneer Rural Elec Coop16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Union Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMechanicsburg Exempted Village School DistrictUrbana City School District2 districts serve Union Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Champaign County Board of ElectionsChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43044, 43078, 4300943044 45% · 43078 35% · 43009 21%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Union Township than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
15% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line. Union Township’s average trip to work stands at 21 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Urbana (20%), Springfield (12%) and Columbus (7%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
1%work in town
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Union Township1%
Urbana20%
Springfield12%
Columbus7%
Marysville4%
17 mi
median commute distance
133
jobs based in Union Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Union Township is less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
In Union Township, 34% of adults feel lonely, where Ohio’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 33%. This Ohio town tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 43% of adults have obesity in the town.
30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Natural hazards: low risk in Union Township, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Union Township than in 71% of U.S. communities. 65% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%.
29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Union Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 20°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 61 attractions →Ohio Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
32 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
22 mi MountainCampbell Hill
34 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
35 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
29 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Union Township
17pages on Union Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
Rosedale Bible CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Irwin9.9 mi$10,088 tuitionWittenberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield12.8 mi$45,940 tuitionClark State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield14.3 mi$4,393 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Union Township
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,112 people living in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Union Township.
Urbana TownshipPleasant TownshipGoshen TownshipWayne TownshipMoorefield TownshipUnion Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | D | — | B− | C |
| Urbana Township | #607 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Pleasant Township | #774 | C | C | — | B | C |
| Goshen Township | #334 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Moorefield Township | #710 | C+ | C+ | — | B | C |
Union Township and Wayne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Urbana Township, Pleasant Township, Goshen Township, Wayne Township and Moorefield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, OH a good place to live?
36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Union Township, OH expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.