Deckerville vs Sandusky

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

Deckerville 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 1,057 in Deckerville). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $59,375 in Deckerville). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($112,300 vs $81,900 in Deckerville).

Population, income & housing

	Deckerville	Sandusky
Population	1,057	2,692
Median age	34.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$60,625
Median home value	$81,900	$112,300
Median gross rent	$802	$724
Housing units	432	1,252
Homeownership rate	63.8%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deckerville	Sandusky
Population	830 → 1,057 (+27.3%)	2,534 → 2,692 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$33,235 → $59,375 (+78.7%)	$39,125 → $60,625 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $81,900 (+21.7%)	$82,400 → $112,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $802 (+33.0%)	$566 → $724 (+27.9%)

Deckerville

Population

8301,057

Median household income

$33,235$59,375

Median home value

$67,300$81,900

Median gross rent

$603$802

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)

	Deckerville	Sandusky
Under 5	8.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.1%
75 and over	8.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deckerville	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deckerville	Sandusky
No high school diploma	14.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	40.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deckerville	Sandusky
Drove alone	74.9%	81.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deckerville	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	75.7%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	14.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Deckerville	Sandusky
Poverty rate	19.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.41	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1955	1969