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Sandusky County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Sandusky County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sandusky County, OH is a predominantly blue-collar county of 58,770 with a labor force participation rate of 60.4% and median worker earnings of $40,729; just 19.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.3% have completed high school. The county's cost structure is low, with a median home value of $152,500 and median gross rent of $786/month, and a 3.9% unemployment rate. Population has edged down 0.9% over five years, and a median age of 42.5 reflects a maturing workforce relative to national norms.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

58,770

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

Sandusky County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,588 (84.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,466 (5.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,861 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,794 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,677 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone305 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,238
  2. 2.Other Indo-European200
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic58
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island51
  5. 5.Arabic27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,339

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,829

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)7,102
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,619
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,875
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,721
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,766

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,024
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,758
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,748
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,657
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,660

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.66×)7,341
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.29×)570
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)2,655
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)2,838
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.94×)1,801

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$152,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$786/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,523 (13.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,493 (13.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,395 (13.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,715 (9.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,561 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,414 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,729

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,210 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled1,922 (7.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,101 (4.2%)
  • Walked454 (1.7%)
  • Other323 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit108 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.