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===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 2006β2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $40,173 (with a margin of error of +/β $1,946) and the median family income was $43,101 (+/β $2,185). Males had a median income of $31,987 (+/β $1,696) versus $25,010 (+/β $1,517) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,506 (+/β $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 2006β2010 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>
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