Editing Union City, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870=  4640
|1880=  5849
|1890= 10643
|1900= 15187
|1910= 21023
|1920= 20651
|1930= 58659
|1940= 56173
|1950= 55537
|1960= 52180
|1970= 57305
|1980= 55593
|1990= 58012
|2000= 67088
|2010= 66455
|2020= 68589
| estimate=64462
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1870–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 7, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers03raum/page/278 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 278, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 11, 2013. "The town of Union contains a population of 4,640."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed August 11, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://archive.org/details/preliminaryresu01portgoog/page/n217 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed August 11, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n344 <!-- pg=337 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed August 11, 2013.</ref> 1870–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA712 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 712. Accessed January 25, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20200212101109/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401774630 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Union City city, Hudson County, New Jersey]}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/unioncity1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Union City city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032517/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/unioncity1.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/unioncitycitynewjersey/ QuickFacts Union City city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 15, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===20th century===
According to the [[1910 United States census]], the population of West Hoboken and Union Hill, the two towns that would later merge to form Union City was 37,000 and 23,000, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/06/18/104868978.pdf|title=New Jersey Towns May Consolidate|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=June 18, 1911|accessdate=March 10, 2022|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720163858/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/06/18/104868978.pdf}}</ref>

By the late 20th century, Union City emerged as a [[working class]] community.<ref name=APNewsArchive>{{cite web|author=Fleeman, Michael|url=https://apnews.com/b1e566428018189847b95e645a9c08c5|title=Madonna Brings A Touch Of Hollywood Glamor To Union City|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|language=en-US|url-status=dead|date= January 10, 1988|access-date=October 14, 2015|archive-date=May 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523025837/https://apnews.com/article/b1e566428018189847b95e645a9c08c5|quote=Union City, N.J. (AP) _ On a snowy street corner in this predominantly Hispanic, working-class city, there's a touch of Hollywood glamor, a very small touch.}}</ref> One of Hudson County's three homeless shelters, Palisades Emergency Residence Corp. (PERC), is located in Union City.<ref>Wright, E. Assata. "Three deaths raise concerns". ''The Union City Reporter''. July 31, 2001</ref> The PERC facility, which includes a soup kitchen, food pantry and 40-bed shelter on 37th Street, lost $100,000 in federal funding in 2011, and in January and August 2012, aided a record-breaking number of guests.<ref>Pope, Gennarose. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2002/12/16/proactive-help-for-the-homeless-mayors-initiative-yields-results-local-death-shows-need-for-more-work/ "Use of homeless shelter breaks records; Fed. funding decreases, UC facility requests aid from community"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', December 16, 2012. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref>

===2000 Census===
According to the [[2000 United States Census]], Union City had a population of 67,088, making it the second-most populous municipality in the county after Jersey City.<ref name=2010Population>Smith, Ray. [https://issuu.com/hudsonreporter/docs/progress-2011 "What's new in residential development; More housing available and rentals are hot in Hudson"], ''The Hudson Reporter'' Progress Report, March 6, 2011, p. 3. Accessed July 7, 2016.</ref><ref name=2010Census>Cullen, Deanna. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2011/02/13/growing-influence/ "Growing influence; UC and WNY house 6 percent of state's Hispanics"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', February 13, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Hispanics account for 42 percent of the Hudson County’s overall population of 634,266 residents, and almost 36 percent of the county’s Hispanics reside in Union City and West New York. Union City and West New York are each over three quarters Hispanic. In New Jersey, Union City has the highest percentage of people in that group – 84.7 percent. West New York is 78.1 percent Hispanic, coming in at third."</ref>

The population density was {{convert|52,977.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}} in 2000, approximately twice as high as New York City as a whole, but less than Manhattan alone. Union City is the most densely populated city in the United States,<ref name="CCT">[http://cct.edc.org/sites/cct.edc.org/files/publications/uc_transform_cond00.pdf "The Transformation of Union City: 1989 to Present"], Center for Children and Technology, August 15, 2000. Accessed August 28, 2017. "The following facts describe the demographics of Union City, NJ: It is the most densely populated city in the U.S."</ref><ref>Gerut, Amanda. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-74686482.html "Clifton to consider allowing town houses on river"]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 6, 2003. Accessed October 14, 2015. "Passaic is the third most densely populated city in America, after Union City and New York City, and public officials usually decry any new home building, especially projects that involve multifamily dwellings."</ref> though neighboring [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Guttenberg]] (legally incorporated as a [[town (New Jersey)|town]]) was more densely populated.<ref name="Census">[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US34 GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 for New Jersey -- Place and County Subdivision] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213125219/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US34 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 14, 2015.</ref> In 2000, the median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603474630.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Union City city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811080713/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603474630.pdf |date=2014-08-11 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20200212095259/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401774630 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Union City city, Hudson County, New Jersey]}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2013.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 58.7% of the population was foreign born and 21.6% of residents were naturalized citizens, while 13.9% only speak English at home, whereas 80.7% reported that they spoke Spanish at home.<ref name=Census2000/>

===2010 census===
Union City's 2010 population of 66,455 made it [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|the state's 17th largest municipality]], having seen a decline of 633 residents (-0.9%) from its population of 67,088 in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], when it was the state's 16th most populous municipality.<ref name=Census2010XLS>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/nj_tab1.xls The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed October 14, 2015.</ref><ref name=2010Population/><ref name=2010Census/> {{As of|2010}}, it was still the country's second-most densely populated incorporated municipality (after the nearby [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Town of Guttenberg]]) and the most densely populated U.S. [[city (New Jersey)|city]].<ref name=WSJ2011/><ref>Pope, Gennarose. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/16637305/article-Lost-in-the-crowd-UC-school-program-provides-refuge-for-students-in-need-?instance=lead_story_left_column "Lost in the crow: UC school program provides refuge for students in need"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828184657/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/16637305/article-Lost-in-the-crowd-UC-school-program-provides-refuge-for-students-in-need-?instance=lead_story_left_column |date=2017-08-28 }}, ''The Hudson Reporter'', December 4, 2011. Accessed March 12, 2012. "Union City was identified as the most densely populated city in New Jersey in 2010, with 66,455 residents living in an area of only 1.27 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau."</ref>

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 66,455 people, 22,814 households, and 15,514 families in the city. The [[population density]] was 51,810.1 per square mile (20,004.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 24,931 housing units at an average density of 19,436.9 per square mile (7,504.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 58.01% (38,549) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.25% (3,487) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 1.23% (819) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.39% (1,587) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (33) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 27.43% (18,231) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 5.64% (3,749) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 84.71% (56,291) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> {{As of|2010}}, the city had the highest percentage of Hispanic residents in any municipality in New Jersey.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed August 7, 2013.</ref>

Of the 22,814 households, 34.2% had children under the age of 18; 36.7% were married couples living together; 21.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.0% were non-families. Of all households, 23.8% were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.39.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.3  males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $40,173 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,946) and the median family income was $43,101 (+/− $2,185). Males had a median income of $31,987 (+/− $1,696) versus $25,010 (+/− $1,517) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,506 (+/− $719). About 17.0% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20200212082947/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401774630 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Union City city, Hudson County, New Jersey]}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref>

Hispanics remained the dominant ethnic group in the city, and their percentage of the population increased from 82.3% in the 2000 Census to 84.7% in the 2010 Census. Non-Hispanic whites made up 15.3% of the city's population in 2010; up from 13.3% in the 2000 Census. Blacks made up 5.2% of the city's population in 2010; up from 3.3% in the 2000 Census. The rest of the racial makeup of the city was 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 28.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.87% from two or more races.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> Though Native Americans comprise less than 1% of the city's population, they doubled between the 2000 and 2010 Census, and combined with West New York's Native Americans, comprise 38% of the county's Native American population.<ref name=2010Census/> [[Spanish language|Spanish]] was spoken at home by more than half of the residents of Union City, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/data/2017/12/the_41_nj_towns_where_english_is_not_the_dominant.html#incart_m-rpt-2|title=The 41 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language|author=Carla Astudillo|publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC|date=December 10, 2017|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref>

===Demographics in the 2010s and 2020s===
As of May 2017, the age breakdown of the city was as follows: 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, of which 6.6% were under the age of five; and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name=BestPlaces>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/new_jersey/union_city|title=Economy in Union City, New Jersey|publisher=Best Places|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-date=May 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529015633/https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/new_jersey/union_city}}</ref> In 2019, the median age was 37.8 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/97000US3416380-union-city-school-district-nj/|title=Union City School District, NJ|publisher=Census Reporter|date=2019|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=May 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529043033/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/97000US3416380-union-city-school-district-nj/}}</ref>

As of July 2019, Union City's employment breakdown was:
7.8% Construction;
9.6% Manufacturing;
4.4% Wholesale trade;
12.3% Retail;
9.4% Transportation and warehousing;
0.4% Utilities;
1.8% Information;
3.7% Finance and insurance;
2.1% Real estate, rental, leasing;
4.1% Professional, scientific, technical services;
8.2% Administrative, support, waste management;
5.2% Educational services;
10.1% Health care and social assistance;
2.1% Arts, entertainment, recreation;
11.0% Accommodation, food services; 
5.7% Other services;
and 2.1% Public administration.<ref name=BestPlaces/>

As of July 2019, 71.5% of residents age 25 or older had completed high school or a higher level of education, and 21.6% had a Bachelor's degree or higher degree of education.<ref name=CensusJuly2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/unioncitycitynewjersey/PST045219|title=Quick Facts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024133501/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/unioncitycitynewjersey/PST045219}}</ref> As of the 2000 Census, 17% of the city's employed residents work in New York City.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/commuting/files/2kresmcd_NJ_1.xls 2000 Census Worker Flow Files], [[United States Census Bureau]].</ref>

Of Union City's 24,931 housing units in 2010 (up 1,190 from the 2000 Census), 2,117 of them, or 8%, were vacant, twice the vacancy rate of the 2000 Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

As of May 2017, the average income of a Union City resident was $19,834 a year, and the compared to a national average of $28,555 a year. The median household income of a Union City resident is $40,939 a year, compared to the national median of is $53,482.<ref name=BestPlaces/> By July 2019, the median household income was $48,992.<ref name=CensusJuly2019/>

In the 2000s, the [[Brookings Institution]] studies ranked Union City among the 92 most economically depressed localities in the United States, with 18.1% of the population and 27.5% of the children falling below the [[poverty line]]. In 1997, the New Jersey Municipal Distress Index, which is based on social, economic, fiscal and physical indicators, ranked Union City as the third most distressed community in the state.<ref name=TechPlans>[http://www.union-city.k12.nj.us/edinovations/TechPlans-04-07.pdf The Union City Public Schools: Technology Plan 2004–2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218004823/http://www.union-city.k12.nj.us/edinovations/TechPlans-04-07.pdf |date=2006-02-18 }}, [[Union City School District (New Jersey)|Union City Board of Education]], approved April 29, 2004, p. 4 of 25. Accessed June 25, 2007. "According to the 1997 New Jersey Municipal Distress Index, which is based on social, economic, fiscal and physical indicators, of the 566 municipalities in New Jersey, Union City is considered to be the 3rd most distressed community in the state.... In the 1940s Union City attracted the first Cuban immigrants. These early Cubans learned of Union City's famed embroidery factories and came in search of work."</ref> By July 2019, 19.6% of residents lived in poverty.<ref name=CensusJuly2019/>

===The Latino and Hispanic community===
[[File:6.6.10CubanParadeUCByLuigiNovi5.jpg|thumb|left|Revelers during the 2010 Cuban Day Parade on [[Bergenline Avenue]]]]
Immigration from Cuba to Union City began slowly in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when jobs in the local embroidery and textile factories were abundant.<ref name=USForeignService>Patterson, Mary Jo. [https://publications.america.gov/publication/union-city-new-jersey-cuban-americans/#axzz43pyACW2b "Cuban Americans, Union City, New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829073629/https://publications.america.gov/publication/union-city-new-jersey-cuban-americans/#axzz43pyACW2b |date=August 29, 2017 }}, [[United States Foreign Service]]. Accessed August 28, 2017.</ref> By 1955, the city's Cuban population was large enough that [[Fidel Castro]] visited Union City to raise money for his revolt against Cuban dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]], though a speech he gave one night at a bar on 26th Street, Le Molino Rojo ("The Red Mill") led to a brawl that resulted in Castro's arrest.<ref name=NYTimes3.22.16>[[Jim Dwyer (journalist)|Dwyer, Jim]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/nyregion/in-a-cuban-enclave-in-new-jersey-mixed-feelings-about-reconciliation.html?smid=fb-share "In a Cuban Enclave in New Jersey, Skeptics View a Moment With Open Minds"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 22, 2016. Accessed December 15, 2016.</ref><ref>Torres, Agustin C. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2010/02/political_insider_the_chief_wh.html "Political Insider: The chief who cracked down on Castro"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 20, 2010. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Worth, Richard. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZD83heAmGzAC&pg=PA38 ''Hispanic America: 1950s to 1960s'']. Cavendish Square Publishing. p. 38. Archived at Google Books. Accessed March 24, 2016.</ref>

Following the [[Cuban Revolution]] of 1959, large numbers of Cubans in professional occupations emigrated to Union City,<ref name=USForeignService/> resulting in Union City's status as the nation's second-largest Cuban population, behind [[Miami, Florida]], leading to the nickname "Little [[Havana on the Hudson]]".<ref name=NewYorkSun/><ref name=HR20070625>Rosero, Jessica. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2006/09/05/most-liquor-licenses-bumpiest-town-local-municipalities-hold-unusual-distinctions/ "Most liquor licenses? Bumpiest town? Local municipalities hold unusual distinctions"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', September 5, 2006. Accessed November 14, 2019. "At one time, Union City had its own claim to fame as being the second largest Cuban community in the nation, after Miami. During the wave of immigrant exiles of the 1960s, the Cuban population that did not settle in Miami's Little Havana found its way to the north in Union City. However, throughout the years, the growing Cuban community has spread out to other regions of North Hudson."</ref><ref name=NYTimes2.21.08/> Aspects of the enclave are explored in the 2009 publication ''The Cubans of Union City: Immigrants and Exiles in a New Jersey Community''.<ref name=Prieto>[http://www.temple.edu/tempress/chapters_1400/1519_ch1.pdf ''The Cubans of Union City: Immigrants and Exiles in a New Jersey Community''], [[Temple University]]. Accessed August 28, 2017.</ref>

In the ensuing decades, Cuban residents spread out to other communities of [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson County]]. [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]], at 19.64%, now has the highest percentage of Cubans in New Jersey, with Union City in second place, with 15.35%. These two municipalities have the highest Cuban population percentage in the United States outside of [[Florida]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html "Cuban Ancestry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122040230/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |date=November 22, 2012 }}. [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 16, 2006.</ref> Moreover, Union City still boasts [[List of U.S. cities with Hispanic majority populations#New Jersey|the largest Hispanic population percentage in New Jersey]], at 84.7% by the 2010 Census.<ref name=2010Census/>

By the early 2000s Union City had become a mix of the Latin and Asian diasporas, with [[Dominican American|Dominicans]] cited as the fastest-growing ethnic group, and other groups including [[Colombian American|Colombians]], [[Ecuadorean American|Ecuadoreans]] and [[Salvadoran American|Salvadorans]].<ref>Cave, Damien. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/nyregion/union-city-journal-a-park-s-dominican-name-reflecting-quirky-diversity.html "Union City Journal; A Park's Dominican Name, Reflecting Quirky Diversity"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 15, 2004. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref> Despite the decline in the size of the Cuban population, the major New York City [[television news]] outlets will often journey to Union City to interview citizens when developments in [[Cuba–United States relations]] occur.<ref name=NYTimes2.21.08/><ref name=NYTimes3.22.16/>

As of the 2000 Census, 5.94% of Union City's residents identified themselves as being of [[Ecuador]]ian ancestry, which was the third highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the seventh highest percentage of Ecuadorian people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html Ecuadorian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110231932/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> That number increased to 12.6%, according to December 2017 Census figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.towncharts.com/New-Jersey/Demographics/Union-City-city-NJ-Demographics-data.html|title=Union City, New Jersey Demographics Data|date=December 2017|access-date=May 29, 2021|publisher=Towncharts.com|archive-date=January 16, 2020|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116225017/https://www.towncharts.com/New-Jersey/Demographics/Union-City-city-NJ-Demographics-data.html}}</ref>