Berlin Heights vs Sandusky

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

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

Sandusky has the higher population (24,748 vs 878 in Berlin Heights). Berlin Heights has the higher median household income ($94,250 vs $47,827 in Sandusky). Berlin Heights has the higher median home value ($176,000 vs $104,800 in Sandusky).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
Population	878	24,748
Median age	27.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,250	$47,827
Median home value	$176,000	$104,800
Median gross rent	$1,016	$848
Housing units	266	13,277
Homeownership rate	73.2%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
Population	636 → 878 (+38.1%)	24,829 → 24,748 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$66,071 → $94,250 (+42.6%)	$38,380 → $47,827 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$139,500 → $176,000 (+26.2%)	$86,600 → $104,800 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,016 (+19.5%)	$724 → $848 (+17.1%)

Berlin Heights

Population

636878

Median household income

$66,071$94,250

Median home value

$139,500$176,000

Median gross rent

$850$1,016

Sandusky

Population

24,82924,748

Median household income

$38,380$47,827

Median home value

$86,600$104,800

Median gross rent

$724$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
Under 5	11.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	25.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	6.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.6%
75 and over	4.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	62.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
No high school diploma	2.9%	12.3%
High school graduate	31.4%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
Drove alone	87.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	94.4%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Berlin Heights	Sandusky
Poverty rate	14.5%	24.2%
Average household size	3.36	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1938	1954