Sandusky, OH

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

115,099

52.9% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.1

5.13% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

3.52% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,687

8.46% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$189,400

11.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

54,673

52.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sandusky, OH had a population of 115k people with a median age of 47.1 and a median household income of $70,687. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sandusky, OH grew from 75,299 to 115,099, a 52.9% increase and its median household income grew from $65,171 to $70,687, a 8.46% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sandusky, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.77%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.94%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2%), and White (Hispanic) (1.53%).

None of the households in Sandusky, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Sandusky, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sandusky, OH are EHOVE Career Center (458 degrees awarded in 2022), Bowling Green State University-Firelands (371 degrees), and Sandusky Career Center (383330) (70 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Sandusky, OH was $189,400, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Sandusky, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Sandusky, OH was 2 cars per household.

Sandusky, OH borders Cleveland-Elyria, OH, Fremont, OH, Norwalk, OH, and Port Clinton, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

Sandusky, OH is home to a population of 115k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.21% of Sandusky, OH residents were born outside of the country (1.4k people).

In 2023, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (97.1k people) in Sandusky, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.64k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.53k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.5% of Sandusky, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sandusky, OH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sandusky, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sandusky, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
97.1k ± 581
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.64k ± 390
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.53k ± 641

4.68%

Hispanic Population

5.39k people

4.68% of the people in Sandusky, OH are hispanic (5.39k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sandusky, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

1.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.4k people

1.47%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.11k people

As of 2023, 1.21% of Sandusky, OH residents (1.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sandusky, OH was 1.47%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sandusky, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,842 ± 388
Gulf War (2001-)
1,352 ± 327
Gulf War (1990s)
740 ± 193

Sandusky, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sandusky, OH employs 54.7k people. The largest industries in Sandusky, OH are Manufacturing (9,662 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,546 people), and Retail Trade (5,882 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,929), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,821), and Public Administration ($70,302).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

54.7k

2023 Value

± 1,748

52.9%

1 Year growth

± 3.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sandusky, OH grew at a rate of 52.9%, from 35.8k employees to 54.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandusky, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,927 people), Production Occupations (5,568 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,314 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandusky, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

54.7k

2023 Value

± 1,748

52.9%

1 Year growth

± 3.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sandusky, OH grew at a rate of 52.9%, from 35.8k employees to 54.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandusky, OH, are Manufacturing (9,662 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,546 people), and Retail Trade (5,882 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sandusky, OH, though some of these residents may live in Sandusky, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,324

Median earning men ± $2,980

$35,738

Median earning women ± $1,641

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($75,971), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,026), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($58,011), Construction ($49,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,558).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

207
Other Services (except Public Administration)
190
Accommodation and Food Services
165
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$449k
Manufacturing
$317k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$231k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sandusky, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Sandusky, OH awarded 972 degrees. The student population of Sandusky, OH in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 813 male students and 1,586 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sandusky, OH are White (754 and 77.7%), followed by Black or African American (91 and 9.38%), Two or More Races (58 and 5.98%), and Hispanic or Latino (43 and 4.43%).

The largest universities in Sandusky, OH by number of degrees awarded are EHOVE Career Center (458 and 47.1%), Bowling Green State University-Firelands (371 and 38.2%), and Sandusky Career Center (383330) (70 and 7.2%).

The most popular majors in Sandusky, OH are Liberal Arts & Sciences (218 and 22.4%), Registered Nursing (190 and 19.5%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (112 and 11.5%).

The median tuition cost in Sandusky, OH for a public four year colleges is $5,637 for in-state students and $13,626 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,399 students enrolled in Sandusky, OH, 33.9% men and 66.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,786 records, of which 65.6% were women and 34.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
34 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
158 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
112 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Sandusky, OH was Medical Assistant with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Sandusky, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

EHOVE Career Center
458 degrees awarded
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
371 degrees awarded
Sandusky Career Center (383330)
70 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was EHOVE Career Center with 458 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 278 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sandusky, OH, which is 0.401 times less than the 694 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 754 degrees mean that there were 8.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 91 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($8,820) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($1,351) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($2,160) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sandusky, OH was $189,400 in 2023, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $169,400 to $189,400, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Sandusky, OH is 75.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sandusky, OH have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sandusky, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sandusky, OH is $70,687. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Sandusky, OH was Delaware County, OH with a value of $130,088, followed by Union County, OH and Warren County, OH, with respective values of $109,506 and $107,843.

Housing

Property

$189,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,812

$37,961

Median Property Taxes

±$1,310

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sandusky, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sandusky, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.6%

Homeownership

2023

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.6% of the housing units in Sandusky, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sandusky, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sandusky, OH was Delaware County, OH with a value of $130,088, followed by Union County, OH and Warren County, OH, with respective values of $109,506 and $107,843.

The following map shows all of the counties in Sandusky, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,687

Median Household Income

± $1,971

50.2k

Number of Households

± 1,621

In 2023, the median household income of the 50.2k households in Sandusky, OH grew to $70,687 from the previous year's value of $65,171.

The following chart displays the households in Sandusky, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sandusky, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (7.43%)
Worked At Home (5.89%)

In 2023, 82.9% of workers in Sandusky, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.43%) and those who worked at home (5.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandusky, OH have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Sandusky, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sandusky, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sandusky, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sandusky, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sandusky, OH (12.5k out of 113k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sandusky, OH is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95% of the population of Sandusky, OH has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 18.7% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1291 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1554 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1,291 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.99%

Uninsured

49.2%

Employer Coverage

13.8%

Medicaid

18.7%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sandusky, OH declined by 9.06% from 5.49% to 4.99%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sandusky, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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