Demographics of Sandusky city, Ohio

Sandusky city, Ohio had 24,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,083 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sandusky city, in four figures

24,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,606 ±25.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,083 people.; 36.5 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,139 ±$4,452
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sandusky city, Ohio's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sandusky city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sandusky city, Ohio's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sandusky city, 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	25,084	100.0	100.0
2021	24,842	99.0	100.2
2022	24,582	98.0	100.7
2023	24,264	96.7	101.6
2024	24,166	96.3	102.5
2025	24,001	95.7	103.1

Population of Sandusky city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,084	—
2021	24,842	−242
2022	24,582	−260
2023	24,264	−318
2024	24,166	−98
2025	24,001	−165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±1.6: for men 36.1 ±3.0 and for women 36.9 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sandusky city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,387 ±180	5.6% ±0.7	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,129 ±432	16.8% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,674 ±522	10.9% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,333 ±519	25.7% ±2.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,916 ±573	24.0% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,167 ±412	16.9% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,139 ±$4,452, and income per person $29,788 ±$2,268, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,858 ±454	26.0% ±4.0	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,613 ±410	23.8% ±3.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,781 ±299	16.2% ±2.7	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,628 ±317	14.8% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,498 ±317	13.7% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	315 ±107	2.9% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	131 to 429	1.2% to 3.9%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	6,205 ±864	25.6% ±3.6	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,212 ±366	40.9% ±5.2	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,954 ±575	22.4% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,039 ±237	18.4% ±3.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sandusky city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sandusky city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	13,137 ±460	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.5% ±1.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.5% ±2.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.1% ±3.5	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.9% ±4.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,100 ±$6,516	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$905 ±$33	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±2	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,510 ±325	6.1% ±1.3	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,857 ±755	60.4% ±3.1	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,351 ±474	21.7% ±1.9	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68 to 812	0.3% to 3.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	386 to 1,200	1.6% to 4.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,630 ±513	6.6% ±2.1	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	19,591 ±626	79.6% ±2.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,073 ±561	16.6% ±2.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	46 to 226	0.2% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	391 to 1,221	1.6% to 5.0%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 177	0% to 0.7%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	267 to 1,169	1.1% to 4.8%	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 city among the places of Ohio

66th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Sandusky city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Avon city	25,317 ±37
Centerville city	25,205 ±32
Perrysburg city	25,181 ±34
Barberton city	24,844 ±46
Zanesville city	24,740 ±34
Sandusky city	24,606 ±25
Wadsworth city	24,492 ±34
Pickerington city	24,477 ±31
Riverside city	24,435 ±36
Willoughby city	24,046 ±27
Solon city	23,943 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 71 Places by poverty rate
No. 127 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 142 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 168 Places in Ohio by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026