Upper Sandusky

Population: 6,580
Median household income: $72,379
Median home value: $151,300

Upper Sandusky, a community in Wyandot County, Ohio, has 6,580 residents. At $72,379, its median household income sits in line with Wyandot County's $71,878.

Between 2019 and 2023, Upper Sandusky's population declined 1.7% from 6,696 to 6,580, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $124,800 to $151,300.

26.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,580
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,379
Median home value: $151,300
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 3,161
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6966,580

Median household income

$46,774$72,379

Median home value

$124,800$151,300

Median gross rent

$619$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,696	$46,774	$124,800	$619
2020	6,609	$49,207	$124,000	$630
2021	6,561	$54,722	$129,100	$660
2022	6,537	$61,444	$144,900	$723
2023	6,580	$72,379	$151,300	$754

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	416	6.3%
5 to 17	1,128	17.1%
18 to 24	430	6.5%
25 to 34	766	11.6%
35 to 44	1,068	16.2%
45 to 54	589	9.0%
55 to 64	861	13.1%
65 to 74	706	10.7%
75 and over	616	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,991	91.0%
Black or African American	23	0.3%
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	184	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	382	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	252	5.5%
High school graduate	1,843	40.0%
Some college or associate's	1,284	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	814	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	413	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,863	87.4%
Carpooled	225	6.9%
Public transit	16	0.5%
Walked	52	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	3.4%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,565	49.4%
15 to 29 min	804	25.4%
30 to 44 min	444	14.0%
45 to 59 min	180	5.7%
60+ min	172	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 5.8% (373 of 6,384)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,780	59.4%
Nonfamily households	1,218	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,998	94.8%
Vacant	163	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,857	61.9%
Renter-occupied	1,141	38.1%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,145	67.9%
1-unit, attached	72	2.3%
2 to 4 units	322	10.2%
5 to 19 units	283	9.0%
20 or more units	203	6.4%
Mobile home & other	136	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3979044
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.8307, -83.2707