Lexington vs Sandusky

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

Lexington 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 1,119 in Lexington). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $49,091 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $112,300 in Sandusky).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Sandusky
Population	1,119	2,692
Median age	62.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,091	$60,625
Median home value	$191,000	$112,300
Median gross rent	$643	$724
Housing units	1,026	1,252
Homeownership rate	68.0%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Sandusky
Population	1,011 → 1,119 (+10.7%)	2,534 → 2,692 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$39,942 → $49,091 (+22.9%)	$39,125 → $60,625 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $191,000 (+58.4%)	$82,400 → $112,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $643 (+22.5%)	$566 → $724 (+27.9%)

Lexington

Population

1,0111,119

Median household income

$39,942$49,091

Median home value

$120,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$525$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)

	Lexington	Sandusky
Under 5	0.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	6.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	17.9%
65 to 74	22.2%	10.1%
75 and over	19.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Sandusky
No high school diploma	3.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	33.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Sandusky
Drove alone	64.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	48.9%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	14.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Sandusky
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.5%
Average household size	1.62	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1980	1969