Upper Sandusky is home to 6,558 people in Ohio. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,600. The foreign-born share is 4%. Median rent is $804 a month. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Upper Sandusky
What changed most since 1990
White share99.1% → 90.9%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$118,083 → $157,600(+33%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants64.6% → 60.5%(−4.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Wyandot County
Upper Sandusky's population equals 30% of Wyandot County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 83% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% 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)17.9%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.1%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 392 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
Upper Sandusky, decade by decade
Upper 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
5,906
$57,606
$118,083
12.5%
2.3
2000
6,533
$64,875
$149,558
12.6%
9.7
2010
6,596
$56,989
$153,352
17.8%
14.9
2020
6,698
$59,641
$150,293
22.6%
21.1
2024
6,558
$67,071
$157,600
22.9%
21.2
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.
