Life Skills and Money Education in Union County, Georgia

With a population of roughly 27,601, Union County, Georgia is the 71st-largest of 159 counties in Georgia. Since 2020 it has added residents, rising 11.3% from 24,801 to 27,601 — growth concentrated enough that newcomers now make up a meaningful share of the community. With a median age of 55.9, the financial questions that matter most here lean toward retirement drawdown, insurance and estate basics.

Among adults 25 and older in Union County, 25.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That runs 8.4 points above the Georgia average of 17.3%. Flip that figure and it describes 74.3% of the 20,185 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 14,997 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.

Median household income is $65,697. That is $11,649 above the Georgia median. About 10.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $272,600 — about 4.1× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.

Union County by the numbers

Measure	Value
Population (2024)	27,601
Change since 2020	+11.3%
Median household income	$65,697
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree	25.7%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma	88.8%
Median age	55.9
Poverty rate	10.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%
Median home value	$272,600
Land area	322.083 sq mi
Population density	86 / sq mi

What Georgia teaches — and to whom

Georgia has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2028 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Union County, is most of the people reading this.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Union County

Shift from accumulating to drawing down

With a median age of 55.9, a large share of Union County is closer to drawing on savings than building them. The skills that matter shift accordingly: sequencing withdrawals, understanding Medicare's enrolment windows, and getting beneficiary designations and a will actually filled in.

Know the newcomer paperwork

Union County has grown 11.3% since 2020. Fast in-migration means a lot of residents are navigating a new state's rules at once — registration and licensing deadlines, residency for tax purposes, and lease terms that differ from wherever they moved from.

Questions people ask about Union County

Do high school students in Union County, Georgia have to take a personal finance class?

Yes — Georgia has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2028. Students graduating before then are not covered.

How many adults in Union County, Georgia have a college degree?

25.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 74.3% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Union County, Georgia?

$65,697, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Union County, Georgia learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.