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Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County had 58,866 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 65th by land area.

Population
58,866
#43 of 88 in Ohio · #904 in US
Area
408.3 sq mi
#65 of 88 in Ohio · #2,476 in US
Density
144 / sq mi
#35 of 88 in Ohio · #718 in US
Median household income
$64,744
#45 of 88 in Ohio · #1,396 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Sandusky County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Sandusky County population, land area and income

Sandusky County had 58,866 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 144.2 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, about the same as Sandusky County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,744 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

58,866

3144th1st

904th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

408 sq mi

3144th1st

2476th of 3,144 (US)

Density

144.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

718th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,744

3143rd1st

1396th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

58,866

88th1st

43rd of 88 (OH)

Land area

408 sq mi

88th1st

65th of 88 (OH)

Density

144.2 / sq mi

88th1st

35th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$64,744

88th1st

45th of 88 (OH)

How Sandusky County's population changed since 2020

Sandusky County lost 12 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 35th of 88 in Ohio for growth. The median Ohio county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Sandusky County recorded 2,429 births and 3,280 deaths, a natural change of -851. Net international migration added +500 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +299. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 851 people.

58.9k202058.8k202158.6k202258.8k202358.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,429
Deaths
3,280
Net international migration
+500
Net domestic migration
+299
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+81

Where Sandusky County is

The Census internal point of Sandusky County is at 41.355300, -83.142800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Sandusky County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Shelby County: -0.4%Defiance County: +1.0%Darke County: -0.8%Seneca County: -0.6%Wood County: +0.6%Fayette County: -0.7%Clark County: -0.7%Hocking County: -2.2%Jackson County: +0.2%Miami County: +2.7%Richland County: -0.1%Union County: +13.7%Auglaize County: -1.2%Hancock County: +0.1%Morgan County: -1.6%Van Wert County: -0.1%Hardin County: -1.0%Paulding County: -0.3%Portage County: +1.2%Delaware County: +10.6%Harrison County: -3.1%Ross County: -1.3%Crawford County: -0.9%Clinton County: -0.0%Henry County: -0.5%Pike County: -0.0%Cuyahoga County: -1.7%Highland County: +1.0%Knox County: +1.7%Ottawa County: -1.5%Huron County: -0.6%Erie County: -2.2%Holmes County: +1.0%Lawrence County: -4.0%Marion County: -0.6%Fairfield County: +5.2%Putnam County: -0.6%Guernsey County: -0.5%Vinton County: -2.1%Gallia County: -1.2%Trumbull County: -0.7%Wayne County: -0.2%Perry County: +0.6%Ashland County: -0.1%Fulton County: -1.4%Brown County: +1.4%Lucas County: -1.1%Stark County: -0.1%Medina County: +1.1%Belmont County: -2.4%Williams County: -1.4%Mahoning County: -1.0%Noble County: +1.1%Greene County: +2.5%Preble County: -0.5%Allen County: -1.2%Athens County: +1.3%Jefferson County: -2.0%Adams County: +0.8%Monroe County: -2.3%Washington County: -2.2%Logan County: -0.1%Franklin County: +2.4%Warren County: +5.3%Wyandot County: -2.1%Licking County: +3.4%Hamilton County: +0.8%Clermont County: +2.6%Butler County: +2.2%Coshocton County: +1.1%Geauga County: -0.0%Sandusky County: -0.0%Ashtabula County: -0.6%Carroll County: -0.9%Tuscarawas County: -1.2%Morrow County: +2.7%Montgomery County: +0.1%Mercer County: +0.3%Lake County: -0.1%Pickaway County: +6.0%Madison County: +3.8%Muskingum County: +0.1%Meigs County: -3.0%Columbiana County: -1.8%Lorain County: +2.7%Scioto County: -2.8%Champaign County: +0.4%Summit County: -0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < -0.6%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Sandusky County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.355300, -83.142800
DMS
41°21'19.08"N 83°08'34.08"W
UTM
17N 320753.1E 4580415.1N
Geohash
dpkgk0920
Plus code
86HR9V44+4V

Towns in Sandusky County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sandusky County, 31,901 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sandusky County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fremont with 15,814.

  1. 01Fremont15,814
  2. 02Clyde6,360
  3. 03Bellevue (part)4,593
  4. 04Gibsonburg2,486
  5. 05Woodville1,989
  6. 06Green Springs (part)659
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sandusky County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Sandusky County. The most populous is Wood County, OH, with 133,077 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 96.6 miles S of Sandusky County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Toledo, OH (population 265,638), 31.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fremont, OH (population 15,814), 1.4 miles away.

Sandusky County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sandusky County is 39143: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 143. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,744.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sandusky County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 58,866. That is down 12 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,878.

What is the FIPS code of Sandusky County?

39143. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (143) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sandusky County?

Fremont, with 15,814 residents inside Sandusky County in 2024.

Which counties border Sandusky County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wood County, OH; Erie County, OH; Huron County, OH; Seneca County, OH; Ottawa County, OH.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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