there were 183.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 215.20 males. This extremely skewed gender distribution is the result of the county's male prison population. The median household income was $34,563, and the median family income was $37,516. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $22,083 for females. The county's per capita income was $12,333. About 10.50% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over. The county suffers a death rate of about 1600 per 100,000 residents, the highest in the nation. Government and infrastructure The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) operates Region II Correctional Facility Office in an unincorporated area in Union County. FDOC also maintains the Union Correctional Institution in an unincorporated area in the county. Union Correctional Institution houses one of two death rows for men in Florida. About a third of the county's population is imprisoned, compared to a statewide figure of one-half percent. The Union Juvenile Residential Facility of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is in an unincorporated area in Union County. Education Union County School District serves the county. Libraries The Union County Public Library serves the county. The branch is at 250 SE 5th Avenue, Lake Butler, Florida 32054. Its director is Mary C. Brown. The branch is open Monday, Wednesday–Friday 9 am–6 pm, Tuesday 9 am–8 pm, and Saturday 9 am–3 pm. Transportation Major roads State Road 16 State Road 18 State Road 100 State Road 121 State Road 231 State Road 238 Communities See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Florida References External links Union County Times newspaper that serves Union County, Florida available in full-text with images in Florida Digital Newspaper Library Union County Public Library - Website for Union County's library with links to government services and the tri-county area's library catalog. Lake Butler Community Page a non-official 'Community Page' created by a local resident to help share information about events and more occurring in the Union County/Lake Butler area. Government links/Constitutional offices Union County Board of County Commissioners Union County Supervisor of Elections Union County Property Appraiser Union County Sheriff's Office Union County Tax Collector Special districts Union County School Board Suwannee River Water Management District [Dead link 26 August 2016] Judicial branch Union County Clerk of Courts