CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sandusky

Ohio · 29,764 residents · 9.64 sq mi

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Sandusky is home to 29,764 people in Ohio. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $47,700. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Households here earn about 22% less than in Ohio as a whole. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,764

+7%vs 2000

vs 27,844 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(2,390)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(2,242)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,163)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,026)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,030)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(5,220)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(4,190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(2,415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(2,704)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(2,705)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,329)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(350)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,532

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,133 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,620

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,111 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.5% in 2000

42.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73%(20,317)

Black20.9%(5,833)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(859)

Asian0.3%(72)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.3%(23,902)

Black18.9%(5,633)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(381)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other0.5%(149)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(805)

South American0.7%(183)

Puerto Rican0.7%(175)

Central American0.5%(125)

Honduran0.5%(114)

Colombian0.4%(105)

Ecuadorian0.3%(78)

Spaniard0.1%(13)

Costa Rican0%(11)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.7%(165)

Filipino0.6%(156)

Thai0.4%(104)

Chinese0%(11)

Pakistani0%(4)

Ancestry

German22.9%(5,633)

Irish12%(2,944)

English6.9%(1,693)

Italian6.1%(1,509)

American2.3%(565)

Polish1.7%(414)

Scottish1.6%(396)

Ukrainian1.5%(377)

French1%(258)

Scotch-Irish1%(244)

Slovak0.5%(128)

Subsaharan African0.4%(94)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(88)

Swedish0.3%(77)

Russian0.3%(75)

Swiss0.3%(74)

Hungarian0.3%(67)

Romanian0.3%(62)

British0.2%(56)

Norwegian0.2%(54)

Welsh0.2%(49)

Austrian0.2%(42)

Greek0.2%(39)

Czech0.2%(38)

Danish0.1%(36)

Arab0.1%(31)

Kenyan0.1%(23)

Syrian0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Slovene0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Lebanese0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(8)

French Canadian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.7 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.4%(4,680)

Married34.2%(3,174)

Widowed3.1%(289)

Divorced12.4%(1,149)

Women 15+

Never married47%(5,111)

Married30%(3,261)

Widowed7.5%(817)

Divorced15.5%(1,684)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.6%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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