Lawrence County vs Sandusky County

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

Lawrence 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.

Sandusky County has the higher population (58,770 vs 57,385 in Lawrence County). Sandusky County has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $54,842 in Lawrence County). Sandusky County has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $135,600 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
Population	57,385	58,770
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,842	$62,500
Median home value	$135,600	$152,500
Median gross rent	$830	$786
Housing units	26,538	26,475
Homeownership rate	72.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
Population	60,184 → 57,385 (-4.7%)	59,029 → 58,770 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$45,118 → $54,842 (+21.6%)	$54,089 → $62,500 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $135,600 (+27.3%)	$115,400 → $152,500 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $830 (+13.2%)	$701 → $786 (+12.1%)

Lawrence County

Population

60,18457,385

Median household income

$45,118$54,842

Median home value

$106,500$135,600

Median gross rent

$733$830

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)

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
Under 5	5.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.0%
75 and over	7.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	82.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.7%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
Drove alone	86.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.4%	3.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Sandusky County
Poverty rate	17.5%	13.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1974	1960