Sandusky County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (59,318 vs 58,770 in Sandusky County). Sandusky County has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $61,355 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $152,500 in Sandusky County).

Population, income & housing

	Sandusky County	Washington County
Population	58,770	59,318
Median age	42.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$61,355
Median home value	$152,500	$174,100
Median gross rent	$786	$828
Housing units	26,475	27,979
Homeownership rate	74.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandusky County	Washington County
Population	59,029 → 58,770 (-0.4%)	60,426 → 59,318 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$54,089 → $62,500 (+15.6%)	$50,021 → $61,355 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$115,400 → $152,500 (+32.1%)	$132,400 → $174,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $786 (+12.1%)	$668 → $828 (+24.0%)

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

Washington County

Population

60,42659,318

Median household income

$50,021$61,355

Median home value

$132,400$174,100

Median gross rent

$668$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandusky County	Washington County
Under 5	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.6%
75 and over	7.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandusky County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandusky County	Washington County
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	42.7%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandusky County	Washington County
Drove alone	85.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.4%	8.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandusky County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	76.8%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Sandusky County	Washington County
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1960	1973