Franklin vs Sandusky

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

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

Sandusky has the higher population (355 vs 135 in Franklin). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($96,118 vs $47,500 in Franklin). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $116,500 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Sandusky
Population	135	355
Median age	45.4 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$96,118
Median home value	$116,500	$223,400
Housing units	62	238
Homeownership rate	91.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Sandusky
Population	161 → 135 (-16.1%)	312 → 355 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$61,000 → $47,500 (-22.1%)	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $116,500 (-1.9%)	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)

Franklin

Population

161135

Median household income

$61,000$47,500

Median home value

$118,800$116,500

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Sandusky
Under 5	5.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	38.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.7%
75 and over	19.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	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	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Sandusky
No high school diploma	2.2%	1.8%
High school graduate	52.7%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Sandusky
Drove alone	85.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	93.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Sandusky
Poverty rate	3.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1957	1976