Michigan · Census place 71540
Sandusky city, MI
Quick answer
Sandusky city has 2,692 residents, ranking #258 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $60,625, the median home is worth $112,300 and median gross rent runs $724 a month.
- Population
- 2,692Sandusky city residents
- Median household income
- $60,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $724Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sandusky city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sandusky city median would spend about 14.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.5% of residents and 57.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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