Donnellson vs Sandusky

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

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

Donnellson has the higher population (813 vs 355 in Sandusky). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($96,118 vs $55,313 in Donnellson). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $134,000 in Donnellson).

Population, income & housing

	Donnellson	Sandusky
Population	813	355
Median age	37.4 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$96,118
Median home value	$134,000	$223,400
Median gross rent	$751	—
Housing units	352	238
Homeownership rate	76.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donnellson	Sandusky
Population	1,039 → 813 (-21.8%)	312 → 355 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$53,581 → $55,313 (+3.2%)	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $134,000 (+29.3%)	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $751 (+14.8%)	—

Donnellson

Population

1,039813

Median household income

$53,581$55,313

Median home value

$103,600$134,000

Median gross rent

$654$751

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donnellson	Sandusky
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	38.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.7%
75 and over	10.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donnellson	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	95.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	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	1.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donnellson	Sandusky
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donnellson	Sandusky
Drove alone	83.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donnellson	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	75.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Donnellson	Sandusky
Poverty rate	13.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1966	1976