Union County, OH elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Union County: 12 seats on 10 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 33 local governments in Union County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (5 municipal, 14 township)
19
0
School districts (school boards)
3
0
Special districts (elected boards)
10
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Union County
67,324people
38.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$112,322 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
39.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$344,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
6.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.8%U.S.: 8.4%
34.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
16.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.4% · White 84.5% · Black 2.3% · Asian 5% · Other or more than one race 4.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Union County
2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Ohio: 3.3%.
37,311people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
38,434in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
2.9%
1,123
37,311
38,434
August 2026
2.9%
1,121
37,684
38,805
July 2026
2.8%
1,085
37,477
38,562
June 2026
2.9%
1,114
37,488
38,602
May 2026
2.2%
856
37,515
38,371
April 2026
2.4%
919
37,439
38,358
March 2026
3.0%
1,150
37,438
38,588
February 2026
3.5%
1,353
37,062
38,415
January 2026
3.5%
1,341
36,771
38,112
December 2025
3.0%
1,174
37,329
38,503
November 2025
3.1%
1,220
37,648
38,868
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
1,250
37,498
38,748
August 2025
3.6%
1,391
37,645
39,036
July 2025
3.8%
1,496
37,760
39,256
June 2025
3.8%
1,478
37,568
39,046
May 2025
3.6%
1,377
37,380
38,757
April 2025
3.4%
1,309
37,174
38,483
March 2025
3.9%
1,495
37,179
38,674
February 2025
4.1%
1,579
36,952
38,531
January 2025
4.0%
1,553
37,049
38,602
December 2024
3.4%
1,308
37,340
38,648
November 2024
3.4%
1,310
37,596
38,906
October 2024
3.0%
1,166
37,620
38,786
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.6%
1,393
37,380
38,773
2024
3.4%
1,309
37,094
38,403
2023
2.7%
993
36,054
37,047
2022
2.8%
1,000
34,362
35,362
2021
3.4%
1,148
33,076
34,224
2020
5.3%
1,730
30,950
32,680
2019
3.0%
987
31,874
32,861
2018
3.2%
1,022
30,762
31,784
2017
3.5%
1,088
30,183
31,271
2016
3.6%
1,096
29,225
30,321
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Ohio's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Union County
75.5 per 100,0002025. Ohio: 275.6.
608.1 per 100,0002025. Ohio: 1,428.8.
3murders2025, 52 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
52
75.5
419
608.1
2023
53
82.6
520
810.9
2022
59
95.7
594
963.4
2021
43
74.7
567
984.8
2020
53
94.4
562
1,001.3
2019
39
71.0
513
933.7
2018
73
135.2
576
1,067.0
2017
51
96.6
567
1,074.4
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Union County Sheriff's Office
2025
25
122
35,987
Marysville Police Department
2025
21
289
30,246
Richwood Police Department
2022
5
40
2,398
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Ohio · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.45 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 68,901 people.
100sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
37civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Union County Sheriff's Office
49
26
35,987
Marysville Police Department
46
11
30,246
Richwood Police Department
5
0
2,668
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
100
1.45
37
3
2024
101
1.50
34
3
2023
98
1.53
33
3
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Union County County Auditor?
Andrea L Weaver (Republican) is the County Auditor of Union County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Union County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?
Danielle Sullivan (Republican) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County County Coroner?
David Applegate (Republican) is the County Coroner of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County County Engineer?
Jeff Stauch (Republican) is the County Engineer of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County Prosecuting Attorney?
David Phillips (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County County Recorder?
Karen J. Riffle (Republican) is the County Recorder of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County County Sheriff?
Mike Justice (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Union County, Ohio.
Who is the Union County County Treasurer?
Andrew Smarra (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Union County, Ohio.
Who are the Union County commissioners?
Shaun Merrill Bailey (County Commissioner); Steve Robinson (County Commissioner); Tom McCarthy (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Union County School Board?
Susan Kish-Hetterscheidt (Governing Board Member).
What is the population of Union County?
About 67,324 people, with a median age of 38.5; the median household income is $112,322 and 5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Union County?
2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,123 people unemployed in a labor force of 38,434, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Union County?
33 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 14 township, 3 school district and 10 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county board of elections' elected-officials list (the boards' Elected Officials lookups, read November 7, 2026, and the other boards' own published lists) and Cuyahoga County's certified 2024 general election results. Counties whose board publishes no list we can read yet aren't listed; officials appointed since a list was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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