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Sandusky, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Sandusky is a Census city of 24,606 people across 9.64 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $50,139, 50.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandusky
What Sandusky is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.64 sq mi
- Water area12.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,554
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandusky
How many people live in Sandusky
- Population24,606
- Median age36.5
- Population under 185,516
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,167
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households10,973
- Family households6,171
- Share of households that are families56.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandusky
Income and work in Sandusky
- Median household income$50,139
- Per capita income$29,788
- Civilian labor force12,870
- Employed11,872
- Unemployed998 plus or minus 308
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over16,416
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandusky
Housing in Sandusky
- Housing units13,137
- Occupied units10,973
- Vacant units2,164
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent
- Owner occupied5,496
- Renter occupied5,477
- Ownership rate50.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$905
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent
- Single family units8,188
- Share single family62.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,564
- Share in buildings of two or more34.7 percent
- Mobile homes385 plus or minus 134
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandusky
How Sandusky gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,207
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,002
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.1 percent
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport7.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandusky
SBA loans in Sandusky (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$15,448,300
- Average approval$498,332
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,600,000
- Largest approval$2,117,500
- Jobs supported240
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.5 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandusky, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sandusky
SBA loans in Sandusky (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$14,418,000
- Average approval$901,125
- Median approval$506,000
- Largest approval$3,490,000
- Jobs supported293
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandusky, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sandusky
Flood risk in Sandusky
- NFIP communityCity of Sandusky
- NFIP community number390156
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/01/22
The City of Sandusky participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390156 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Erie County, not Sandusky
Erie County context, not Sandusky figures
- Establishments in Erie County1,802
- Covered employment, Erie County36,283
- Average annual pay, Erie County$49,985
- Housing units permitted, Erie County113
Every figure in this section is published for Erie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandusky.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sandusky questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandusky, Ohio?
24,606, in 10,973 households. Sandusky city covers 9.64 square miles of land, which is 2,554 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandusky in?
Erie County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sandusky?
$50,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,100. Median gross rent is $905 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sandusky businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $15.4 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $14.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandusky, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sandusky borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sandusky. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sandusky in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sandusky appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandusky, city of, community 390156, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sandusky figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Erie County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sandusky.
Is zoning published for Sandusky?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.