Sandusky County vs Seneca County

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

Sandusky County and Seneca 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 54,861 in Seneca County). Seneca County has the higher median household income ($65,020 vs $62,500 in Sandusky County). Sandusky County has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $136,200 in Seneca County).

Population, income & housing

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
Population	58,770	54,861
Median age	42.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$65,020
Median home value	$152,500	$136,200
Median gross rent	$786	$814
Housing units	26,475	23,968
Homeownership rate	74.3%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
Population	59,029 → 58,770 (-0.4%)	55,351 → 54,861 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$54,089 → $62,500 (+15.6%)	$52,500 → $65,020 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$115,400 → $152,500 (+32.1%)	$106,500 → $136,200 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $786 (+12.1%)	$696 → $814 (+17.0%)

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

Seneca County

Population

55,35154,861

Median household income

$52,500$65,020

Median home value

$106,500$136,200

Median gross rent

$696$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
Under 5	5.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	88.3%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	42.7%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
Drove alone	85.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
1-unit, detached	76.8%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Sandusky County	Seneca County
Poverty rate	13.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1960	1958