Demographics of Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County, Ohio had 58,655 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −225 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sandusky County, in four figures

58,655
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −225 people.; 42.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,295 ±$3,763
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sandusky County, Ohio's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sandusky County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sandusky County, Ohio's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sandusky County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	58,880	100.0	100.0
2021	58,754	99.8	100.2
2022	58,554	99.4	100.7
2023	58,734	99.8	101.6
2024	58,651	99.6	102.5
2025	58,655	99.6	103.1

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Population of Sandusky County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	58,880	−28	−15	+2	−28
2021	58,754	−126	−242	+45	+17
2022	58,554	−200	−326	+95	+69
2023	58,734	+180	−158	+111	+240
2024	58,651	−83	−171	+93	+3
2025	58,655	+4	−167	+61	+108

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±0.4: for men 42.0 ±0.9 and for women 43.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sandusky County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	3,077 ±50	5.2% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,601 ±524	16.3% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,417 ±402	7.5% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,136 ±546	24.0% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,643 ±560	26.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,904 ±590	20.3% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,295 ±$3,763, and income per person $35,064 ±$1,409, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sandusky County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	4,612 ±515	18.7% ±2.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,257 ±586	21.3% ±2.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,630 ±535	18.8% ±2.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,261 ±419	13.2% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,942 ±419	16.0% ±1.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,796 ±225	7.3% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,188 ±212	4.8% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sandusky County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	8,662 ±1,081	15.0% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,745 ±486	22.0% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,930 ±522	13.3% ±1.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,987 ±358	12.6% ±2.2	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sandusky County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sandusky County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	26,501 ±42	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.2	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±2.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±2.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,700 ±$4,836	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$783 ±$30	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sandusky County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,430 ±0	10.9% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	48,137 ±242	81.9% ±0.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,655 ±244	2.8% ±0.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	296 ±103	0.5% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 111	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	55 to 435	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,943 ±312	3.3% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sandusky County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	49,640 ±992	84.5% ±1.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,840 ±880	13.3% ±1.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	85 to 267	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,122 ±306	1.9% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	592 ±231	1.0% ±0.4	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	530 ±242	0.9% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sandusky County among the counties of Ohio

43rd of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Sandusky County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Belmont County	64,434	−2.8%
Knox County	64,002	+1.9%
Jefferson County	63,597	−2.4%
Athens County	63,197	+1.3%
Pickaway County	62,978	+7.4%
Sandusky County	58,655	−0.4%
Washington County	58,389	−2.1%
Huron County	58,250	−0.4%
Lawrence County	55,710	−4.2%
Seneca County	54,522	−1.0%
Ashland County	52,523	+0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026