Marlette vs Sandusky

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

Marlette 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 1,771 in Marlette). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $44,375 in Marlette). Marlette has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $112,300 in Sandusky).

Population, income & housing

	Marlette	Sandusky
Population	1,771	2,692
Median age	40.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$60,625
Median home value	$116,900	$112,300
Median gross rent	$820	$724
Housing units	853	1,252
Homeownership rate	59.3%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlette	Sandusky
Population	2,030 → 1,771 (-12.8%)	2,534 → 2,692 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$28,843 → $44,375 (+53.9%)	$39,125 → $60,625 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $116,900 (+60.1%)	$82,400 → $112,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $820 (+26.0%)	$566 → $724 (+27.9%)

Marlette

Population

2,0301,771

Median household income

$28,843$44,375

Median home value

$73,000$116,900

Median gross rent

$651$820

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)

	Marlette	Sandusky
Under 5	4.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.1%
75 and over	6.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlette	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlette	Sandusky
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	47.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlette	Sandusky
Drove alone	74.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	14.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.9%	3.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlette	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	63.2%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	14.6%
20 or more units	9.6%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlette	Sandusky
Poverty rate	17.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.20	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1963	1969