Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County has a population of 58,778 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $62,295.

Home price
$160,700
Income
$62,295
Population
58,778
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$160,700county
Median gross rent$783county
Median year homes here were built1960county
Share of homes built before 198071.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$799county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$62,295county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate15.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.2%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government10.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$69,730county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.03%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths27.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment8558county
Students per full-time teacher15.8county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools5county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population58,778county
Land area in square miles408county
People per square mile of land144.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store6.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents136county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,284county
Households that moved away1,244county
Average income of arriving households$47,442county
Average income of departing households$50,287county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year30county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing123 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh16.8¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.4%county
Homes heated by propane15.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk67.7county
Coastal flood risk32.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk32.8county
Hail risk80.8county
Earthquake risk62.2county
Tornado risk71.4county
Tropical cyclone risk44.9county
Extreme heat risk37.8county
Winter weather risk78.5county
Strong wind risk73.3county
Wildfire risk6.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sandusky County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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