2020 census As of the
2020 census, Union Springs had a population of 3,358. The median age was 35.1 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 73.4 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,486 households in Union Springs, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 20.7% were married-couple households, 21.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 53.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 856 families. of 2010, there were 3,980 people, 1,461 households, and 915 families residing in the city.The population density was . There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 71.8%
Black or
African American, 12.9%
White, 0.2%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 1.1%
Pacific Islander, 12.8% from
other races, and .8% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 17.0% of the population. There were 1,461 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.4% were married couples living together, 32.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.27. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 29.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,476, and the median income for a family was $26,167. Males had a median income of $37,689 versus $21,372 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,485. About 39.0% of families and 44.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 73.9% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and politics==