Athens County vs Sandusky County

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

Athens County and Sandusky County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Athens County has the higher population (61,573 vs 58,770 in Sandusky County). Sandusky County has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $53,837 in Athens County). Athens County has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $152,500 in Sandusky County).

Population, income & housing

	Athens County	Sandusky County
Population	61,573	58,770
Median age	32.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,837	$62,500
Median home value	$173,800	$152,500
Median gross rent	$903	$786
Housing units	26,466	26,475
Homeownership rate	61.9%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens County	Sandusky County
Population	65,917 → 61,573 (-6.6%)	59,029 → 58,770 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$40,905 → $53,837 (+31.6%)	$54,089 → $62,500 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$129,600 → $173,800 (+34.1%)	$115,400 → $152,500 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $903 (+14.2%)	$701 → $786 (+12.1%)

Athens County

Population

65,91761,573

Median household income

$40,905$53,837

Median home value

$129,600$173,800

Median gross rent

$791$903

Sandusky County

Population

59,02958,770

Median household income

$54,089$62,500

Median home value

$115,400$152,500

Median gross rent

$701$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens County	Sandusky County
Under 5	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	26.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.0%
75 and over	5.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens County	Sandusky County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	82.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens County	Sandusky County
No high school diploma	8.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.8%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens County	Sandusky County
Drove alone	67.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	11.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens County	Sandusky County
1-unit, detached	60.0%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Athens County	Sandusky County
Poverty rate	22.1%	13.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1978	1960