COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sandusky vs Longview
PLACE A
Sandusky, OH
VS
PLACE B
Longview-Kelso, WA
Sandusky and Longview are close in size. Longview earns more, with a median household income $3,104 higher. Longview has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
SANDUSKYLONGVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population112,777114,885−2% vs Longview
Population density223101+122
Population growth-2.1%8.1%−10.3 pts
Median age47.241.5+5.7
Male49.5%49.9%−0.4 pts
Female50.5%50.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.7%4.3%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%79.6%+3.7 pts
Black5.7%0.6%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%10.5%−5.7 pts
Asian0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
Other5.5%8.1%−2.6 pts
Median household income$73,427$76,531−$3,104
Per capita income$43,625$38,105+$5,520
Poverty rate11.4%12.2%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%17.6%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree10.4%5.7%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%5.9%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation60.1%56.7%+3.4 pts
Median home value$206,751$397,500−$190,749
Median gross rent$932$1,206−$274
Owner-occupied76.0%68.0%+8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.8%5.3%+17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.6%46.5%−7.9 pts
Average commute22.726.1−3.5
Worked from home6.6%8.2%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.4%+1.3 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.2%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025