Denmark vs Sandusky

A side-by-side comparison of Denmark and Sandusky: population, income, housing, and more.

Denmark and Sandusky are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denmark has the higher population (738 vs 355 in Sandusky). Denmark has the higher median household income ($105,714 vs $96,118 in Sandusky). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $193,200 in Denmark).

Population, income & housing

	Denmark	Sandusky
Population	738	355
Median age	41.4 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$96,118
Median home value	$193,200	$223,400
Median gross rent	$874	—
Housing units	304	238
Homeownership rate	85.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denmark	Sandusky
Population	429 → 738 (+72.0%)	312 → 355 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$44,621 → $105,714 (+136.9%)	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $193,200 (+115.1%)	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $874 (-0.1%)	—

Denmark

Population

429738

Median household income

$44,621$105,714

Median home value

$89,800$193,200

Median gross rent

$875$874

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denmark	Sandusky
Under 5	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	29.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.8%	38.0%
65 to 74	2.4%	12.7%
75 and over	8.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denmark	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denmark	Sandusky
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	15.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denmark	Sandusky
Drove alone	97.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	2.2%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denmark	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	90.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Denmark	Sandusky
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1976	1976