Union
7.0
High score (8-10)
Union County has Bucknell University — a genuinely selective liberal arts and engineering school ranked among the top national universities — which gives Lewisburg a real college-town social scene during the academic year. Lewisburg's Market Street has a functioning small-city restaurant and retail strip, and the Bucknell community draws faculty and staff from across the country who are not locally rooted.
Mid score (6-8) · Your profile
Union County's Lewisburg hosts Bucknell University and also houses federal penitentiary USP Lewisburg (maximum security) on opposite ends of the same small town. The Bucknell campus social scene is real but very contained within the university. The surrounding county is rural and small-town Pennsylvania with conservative values.
Lower score (below 6)
Union County's duality — elite university and federal max-security prison in the same small town — creates an unusual local psychology that doesn't particularly benefit outsiders. The Bucknell social scene is closed to non-affiliates, and the surrounding county is conservative rural Pennsylvania. A foreign man without a Bucknell connection has no real social entry point here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Union, Pennsylvania?
$49k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Union, Pennsylvania?
Women marry at 27
How common is a college degree in Union, Pennsylvania?
24% men have degree
What's the average male height in Union, Pennsylvania?
176 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Union, Pennsylvania?
Local women avg 29.4