Croswell vs Sandusky

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

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

Sandusky has the higher population (2,692 vs 2,667 in Croswell). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $55,101 in Croswell). Croswell has the higher median home value ($136,500 vs $112,300 in Sandusky).

Population, income & housing

	Croswell	Sandusky
Population	2,667	2,692
Median age	44.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,101	$60,625
Median home value	$136,500	$112,300
Median gross rent	$643	$724
Housing units	1,185	1,252
Homeownership rate	74.3%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Croswell	Sandusky
Population	2,466 → 2,667 (+8.2%)	2,534 → 2,692 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$41,887 → $55,101 (+31.5%)	$39,125 → $60,625 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$82,300 → $136,500 (+65.9%)	$82,400 → $112,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $643 (+5.2%)	$566 → $724 (+27.9%)

Croswell

Population

2,4662,667

Median household income

$41,887$55,101

Median home value

$82,300$136,500

Median gross rent

$611$643

Sandusky

Population

2,5342,692

Median household income

$39,125$60,625

Median home value

$82,400$112,300

Median gross rent

$566$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Croswell	Sandusky
Under 5	5.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	16.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Croswell	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Croswell	Sandusky
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	44.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Croswell	Sandusky
Drove alone	78.0%	81.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.5%	3.4%
Other means	3.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Croswell	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	76.5%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	14.6%
20 or more units	4.9%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Croswell	Sandusky
Poverty rate	14.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.41	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1958	1969