It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Union Dale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Union Dale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Union Dale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Union Dale may be for you.
Being a small borough, Union Dale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Union Dale has a very low overall level of education: only 6.25% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Union Dale in 2022 was $34,689, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,756 for a family of four. However, Union Dale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Union Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union Dale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Union Dale include Irish, English, Polish, German, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Union Dale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
