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Sandusky, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 27,844. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,666 (-4.2% change)
Males: 13,139 (47.2%), Females: 14,705 (52.8%)

Erie County

Zip codes: 44870.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,133
Median house value: $75,400

Population by Race

Races in Sandusky:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
  • Black (21.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (32.3%), Irish (12.4%), English (7.9%), Italian (7.5%), United States (6.7%), French (2.2%).

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 10.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sandusky

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandusky city

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 46.6%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1,761 (-5.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Sandusky:

  • FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-MAIN CAMPUS (1101 DECATOR ST)
  • FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-SOUTH CAMPUS (1912 SOUTH HAYES AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sandusky:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandusky:

  • LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
  • MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 46 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: MFD)
  • CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 61 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sandusky:

  • GRIFFING SANDUSKY (about 5 miles; SANDUSKY, OH; Abbreviation: SKY)
  • HINDE (about 9 miles; HURON, OH; Abbreviation: 88D)
  • KELLEYS ISLAND LAND FLD (about 11 miles; KELLEYS ISLAND, OH; Abbreviation: 89D)

Amtrak station:
SANDUSKY (DEPOT ST. & HAYES AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Sandusky:

  • OHIO BUSINESS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 143; Location: 4020 MILAN RD; Private, for-profit; Website: obc-lorain.com)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 31; Location: 1912 HAYES AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.phsn.org)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (Full-time enrollment: 6; Location: 1912 HAYES AVE; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandusky:

  • OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 36 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
  • ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,404)
  • BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 64 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 66 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,414)

Schools

Public high schools in Sandusky:

  • SANDUSKY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,236; Location: 2130 HAYES AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 761; Location: 3714 CAMPBELL ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Sandusky:

  • ST MARY CENTRAL CATHOLIC (Students: 249; Location: 410 W JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Sandusky:

  • PERKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location: 3700 SOUTH AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MEADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 1313 E STRUB RD; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • FURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 310 DOUGLAS DR; Grades: PK – 02)
  • ONTARIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 354; Location: 924 ONTARIO ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 2314 HANCOCK ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • VENICE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 4501 VENICE HEIGHTS BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • ADAMS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 318 COLUMBUS AVE; Grades: 07 – 07)
  • JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 314 W MADISON ST; Grades: 08 – 08)
  • MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 1918 MILLS ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OSBORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 920 W OSBORNE ST; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Sandusky:

  • SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location: 514 JACKSON STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 530 DECATUR ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • HOLY ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 1603 WEST JEFFERSON; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Sandusky:

  • SANDUSKY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,903,734; Location: 114 W. ADAMS ST.; 203,003 books; 14,372 audio materials; 19,236 video materials; 300 serial subscriptions)

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