Sandusky vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (841 vs 355 in Sandusky). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($96,118 vs $66,000 in West Point). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $158,700 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Sandusky	West Point
Population	355	841
Median age	59.1 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,118	$66,000
Median home value	$223,400	$158,700
Median gross rent	—	$581
Housing units	238	400
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandusky	West Point
Population	312 → 355 (+13.8%)	892 → 841 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)	$51,548 → $66,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)	$120,600 → $158,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$540 → $581 (+7.6%)

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

West Point

Population

892841

Median household income

$51,548$66,000

Median home value

$120,600$158,700

Median gross rent

$540$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandusky	West Point
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	8.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	38.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	19.7%
75 and over	11.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandusky	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandusky	West Point
No high school diploma	1.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandusky	West Point
Drove alone	82.3%	80.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandusky	West Point
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Sandusky	West Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1976	1970