Stony Prairie

Population: 1,843
Median household income: $46,379
Median home value: $114,500

Stony Prairie, a community in Sandusky County, Ohio, has 1,843 residents. At $46,379, its median household income sits below Sandusky County's $62,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stony Prairie's population grew 27.2% from 1,449 to 1,843, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $88,900 to $114,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,843
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,379
Median home value: $114,500
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 678
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4491,843

Median household income

$39,471$46,379

Median home value

$88,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$804$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,449	$39,471	$88,900	$804
2020	1,632	$39,421	$95,400	$835
2021	1,729	$47,000	$93,600	$829
2022	1,725	$44,056	$112,900	$910
2023	1,843	$46,379	$114,500	$960

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	6.6%
5 to 17	410	22.2%
18 to 24	177	9.6%
25 to 34	307	16.7%
35 to 44	296	16.1%
45 to 54	144	7.8%
55 to 64	175	9.5%
65 to 74	94	5.1%
75 and over	119	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,279	69.4%
Black or African American	9	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	105	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	450	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate61.8%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	7.8%
High school graduate	701	61.8%
Some college or associate's	205	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	121	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	713	85.1%
Carpooled	78	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.3%
Bicycle	16	1.9%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	20	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	433	51.7%
15 to 29 min	278	33.2%
30 to 44 min	100	11.9%
45 to 59 min	27	3.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 35.9% (658 of 1,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	488	79.7%
Nonfamily households	124	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	612	90.3%
Vacant	66	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	360	58.8%
Renter-occupied	252	41.2%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	528	77.9%
1-unit, attached	22	3.2%
2 to 4 units	68	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	7	1.0%
Mobile home & other	53	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3974832
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3487, -83.1443