Castalia vs Sandusky

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

Castalia 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 1,348 in Castalia). Castalia has the higher median household income ($51,798 vs $47,827 in Sandusky). Castalia has the higher median home value ($179,300 vs $104,800 in Sandusky).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Sandusky
Population	1,348	24,748
Median age	29.2 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,798	$47,827
Median home value	$179,300	$104,800
Median gross rent	$775	$848
Housing units	511	13,277
Homeownership rate	51.5%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Sandusky
Population	953 → 1,348 (+41.4%)	24,829 → 24,748 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$66,985 → $51,798 (-22.7%)	$38,380 → $47,827 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $179,300 (+21.1%)	$86,600 → $104,800 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $775 (+3.3%)	$724 → $848 (+17.1%)

Castalia

Population

9531,348

Median household income

$66,985$51,798

Median home value

$148,100$179,300

Median gross rent

$750$775

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)

	Castalia	Sandusky
Under 5	7.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	27.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.6%
75 and over	3.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	67.7%	62.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	25.3%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Sandusky
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Sandusky
Drove alone	74.8%	78.4%
Carpooled	20.4%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	83.8%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Sandusky
Poverty rate	31.7%	24.2%
Average household size	2.89	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1953	1954