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A town of 9,403. 44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Union Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 308th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 85% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $95K. A typical home there costs about $311K, 3.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Bryn Mawr is on the National Register of Historic Places. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Union Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest place to walk is Infirmary Mound Park, 298 acres with 6.9 miles of trail.
Where Union Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Union Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Walkers can cover 13 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Union Township: 4, covering 399 acres. Its trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Infirmary Mound Park | 6.9 mi | 298 |
| 2. Evans Park | 0.6 mi | 71 |
| 3. Buckeye Lake State Park | 0.3 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Union Township, the FEMA risk score is 34 of 100. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 10%. The town has had 17 paid flood insurance claims since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 4,287 in 2013 to 5,595.
For most workers, Union Township is a place to come home to: only 10% work in town. This Ohio town had 5,595 jobs in 2023, up 1,308 from 2013. The median commute is under 19 miles. The top destinations are Columbus (21%), Newark (11%) and Heath (5%).
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $95,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Union Township at 9,403 residents, up 3.4% since 2020.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Union Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 9,246 U.S. towns with household incomes like Union Township’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Union Township, the share who worry about having enough food is 11%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Union Township is ahead of Ohio on 5 and behind on 1.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
26 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
33 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
6 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy MoundOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 5 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,130.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #308 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
| Licking Township | #582 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Heath | #717 | C+ | B | D | B | B− |
| Granville Township | #25 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A |
| Hebron | — | — | A | B | B− | C+ |
| Granville | #27 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A |
| Harrison Township | #445 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Granville South | — | — | C+ | — | A+ | A |
Hebron and Granville South have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Licking Township, Granville Township, Harrison Township and Granville South report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Union Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #308 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
