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Living in Uniondale

In Uniondale, unemployment is 7.2% (2024).

Uniondale's population was 32,473 at the end of 2020. Uniondale had an unemployment rate of 7.18% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Uniondale numbered 11,660.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population32,473people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary3,401EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent2,304EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate7.18%country median 4.6% — 57% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
PM2.5, annual mean5.77µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 82% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Uniondale?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Uniondale.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Uniondale recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,683 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent2,304 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official

Is Uniondale a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker22%strong on work, weak on safety · range 12–32%
Skilled employee33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–42%
Student28%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 17–39%
Family25%strong on family, weak on safety · range 14–36%
Retirement30%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–43%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

35.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 11,660 of 32,473 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Uniondale is 7.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,401 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate7.18 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official

What does a salary buy in Uniondale?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Uniondale median gross pay: €3,401 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€87of €2,678 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,678
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,683
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish-€87
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Uniondale Salary needed to live in Uniondale

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Uniondale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Uniondale. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents762.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Uniondale when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Uniondale's nearest airport was JFK, 17 km away and offered 162 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport162 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport17 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)JFK3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Uniondale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Uniondale.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.5°C in January to 24.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Uniondale is 5.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.77 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 20.2 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 12.1 · Dec 7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.2 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 6.1 · May 11.4 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 10.5 · May 15.8 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.2 · Feb 70.1 · Mar 100 · Apr 90.2 · May 92.8 · Jun 97.8 · Jul 98 · Aug 104.4 · Sep 90.9 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 78 · Dec 100.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading17.2 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.77 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,099 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature28.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature12.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-3.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Elizabeth ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Uniondale spanned 14.8 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 2,240.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area14.79 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)8Official
Foreign-resident share35.18 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Foreign residents11,660 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population density2,241 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population32,473 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202011Official

Alternatives for people set on Uniondale

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Salisbury as a Uniondale alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €5,838 Salisbury vs €3,401 Uniondale+72%
  • Unemployment: 2.8% Salisbury vs 7.2% Uniondale−62%
  • Residents: 12,618 Salisbury vs 32,473 Uniondale−61%
  • Foreign residents: 27.1% Salisbury vs 35.2% Uniondale−23%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ Salisbury vs 5.8 µg/m³ Uniondalesame level
Full comparisonMore about Salisbury

North Bethesda as a Uniondale alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 354 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,401 Uniondale+80%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.2% Uniondale−49%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 32,473 Uniondale+54%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 35.2% Uniondale−3%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.8 µg/m³ Uniondalesame level
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Uniondale

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

East Meadow 3.2 km away
Rent
2,670 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,860 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Merrick 3.4 km away
Rent
2,685 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,007 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Baldwin 4.1 km away
Rent
1,746 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,733 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Bellmore 4.6 km away
Rent
2,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,037 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
West Hempstead 5.2 km away
Rent
2,741 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,606 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Salisbury 5.4 km away
Salary
5,838 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Shawnee32,474 residentsMorrisville32,466 residentsConverse32,481 residentsPoughkeepsie32,499 residentsNacogdoches32,500 residentsMaryville32,442 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Uniondale?

The unemployment rate is 7.18 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Uniondale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.77 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Uniondale?

The published population is 32,473 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Uniondale?

11,660 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Uniondale a good place to live?

Uniondale may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Uniondale?

Hempstead, East Garden City, East Meadow, North Merrick, Baldwin are near Uniondale. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Uniondale, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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