Union Gap is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,582 people and two associated neighborhoods, Union Gap is the 121st largest community in Washington.When you are in Union Gap, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.23% of Union Gap’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Union Gap is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Union Gap who work in healthcare suport services (13.13%), farm management occupations (11.02%), and food service (7.02%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.17 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Union Gap doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Union Gap has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.37% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Union Gap in 2022 was $23,706, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,824 for a family of four. However, Union Gap contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Union Gap is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union Gap home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Union Gap, accounting for 57.59% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Union Gap residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Union Gap include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian. In addition, Union Gap has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.44%). The most common language spoken in Union Gap is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
