With 24,606 people, Sandusky is a city in Ohio. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $113,100. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 25.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 30% less than in Ohio as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,139, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 16%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandusky
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate15.4% → 25.6%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population29,764 → 24,606(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants57.5% → 50.1%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Sandusky's population equals 33% of Erie County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 65% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.3%(95)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(200)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.4%(424)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,025 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sandusky, decade by decade
Sandusky population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,764
$54,078
$114,483
9.5%
41.7
2000
27,844
$56,714
$134,985
11.2%
52.7
2010
25,793
$50,428
$126,450
13.3%
61.1
2020
25,095
$49,793
$103,387
17.4%
69.6
2024
24,606
$50,139
$113,100
22.0%
71.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
