Union StarMO
A town of 559. A typical home worth about $181K.
What makes Union Star stand out
The thing Union Star does most differently from other towns.
559 people, and everyone knows the way
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Union Star’s report card
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The data
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Most working residents commute out of Union Star
Most working residents leave Union Star for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Joseph (36%), Kansas City (8%) and Stewartsville (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Union Star home is worth about $181K
The typical Union Star home is worth about $181,000, up 0.9% in a year, 32% below the Missouri typical home.
Typical home value
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Union Star has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Union Star is
Union Star beats the Missouri average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Union Star | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 13.7% |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
100% of working residents leave Union Star for work
Where Union Star’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union Star
City in Missouri, United States
Union Star is a city in northwest DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, along the Third Fork Platte River. The population was 380 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Population
- 380
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- ZIP code
- 64494
- Area code
- 816