Demographics of Sunbury city, Ohio

Sunbury city, Ohio had 8,857 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,122 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sunbury city, in four figures

8,857
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,005 ±42.; +31.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,122 people.; 35.5 ±5.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,787 ±$15,682
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.

Sunbury city, Ohio's population grew 31.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sunbury 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

Sunbury city, Ohio's population grew 31.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sunbury 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	6,735	100.0	100.0
2021	6,932	102.9	100.2
2022	7,117	105.7	100.7
2023	7,524	111.7	101.6
2024	8,362	124.2	102.5
2025	8,857	131.5	103.1

Population of Sunbury city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,735	—
2021	6,932	+197
2022	7,117	+185
2023	7,524	+407
2024	8,362	+838
2025	8,857	+495

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±5.0: for men 35.6 ±6.7 and for women 35.4 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sunbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	520 ±226	6.5% ±2.8	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,737 ±355	21.7% ±4.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	545 ±220	6.8% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,237 ±457	27.9% ±5.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,924 ±332	24.0% ±4.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,042 ±205	13.0% ±2.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,787 ±$15,682, and income per person $48,991 ±$6,726, 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 Sunbury city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	85 to 335	3.0% to 11.5%	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	374 ±172	12.9% ±5.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	366 ±143	12.6% ±4.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	318 ±114	11.0% ±3.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	814 ±282	28.1% ±9.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	349 ±120	12.1% ±4.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	463 ±160	16.0% ±5.4	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 Sunbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	121 to 709	1.5% to 8.9%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 338	0% to 14.9%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	66 to 308	1.6% to 7.3%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14 to 138	1.0% to 8.9%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sunbury city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sunbury city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	3,030 ±237	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±10.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 8.3%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.6% ±7.2	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.4% ±7.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,600 ±$33,159	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,649 ±$114	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Sunbury city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	151 to 615	1.9% to 7.7%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,236 ±292	90.4% ±3.6	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 128	0% to 1.6%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18 to 358	0.2% to 4.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	24 to 254	0.3% to 3.2%	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 Sunbury city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	5,805 ±366	72.5% ±4.6	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,824 ±317	22.8% ±4.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	157 to 577	2.0% to 7.2%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	65 to 385	0.8% to 4.8%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 258	0.3% to 3.2%	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%.

Sunbury city among the places of Ohio

218th 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 Sunbury city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eaton city	8,339 ±19
Oberlin city	8,329 ±27
Kenwood CDP	8,326 ±742
St. Marys city	8,301 ±231
Bellevue city	8,187 ±40
Sunbury city	8,005 ±42
Uniontown CDP	7,920 ±928
Groesbeck CDP	7,824 ±1,309
Northridge CDP	7,817 ±482
Campbell city	7,784 ±25
Fairlawn city	7,711 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 17 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 19 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 34 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 44 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 76 Places in Ohio by median age

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