Houghton vs Sandusky

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

Houghton 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 87 in Houghton). Houghton has the higher median household income ($104,375 vs $96,118 in Sandusky). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $212,500 in Houghton).

Population, income & housing

	Houghton	Sandusky
Population	87	355
Median age	43.3 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$104,375	$96,118
Median home value	$212,500	$223,400
Median gross rent	$700	—
Housing units	40	238
Homeownership rate	83.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houghton	Sandusky
Population	123 → 87 (-29.3%)	312 → 355 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $104,375 (+60.6%)	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $212,500 (+54.5%)	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $700 (+27.3%)	—

Houghton

Population

12387

Median household income

$65,000$104,375

Median home value

$137,500$212,500

Median gross rent

$550$700

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houghton	Sandusky
Under 5	10.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	38.0%
65 to 74	19.5%	12.7%
75 and over	8.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houghton	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	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	6.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houghton	Sandusky
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	32.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houghton	Sandusky
Drove alone	81.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houghton	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	97.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	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

	Houghton	Sandusky
Poverty rate	1.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1975	1976