Sandusky city, MI

Sanilac County, MI

2022 population: 2,711 ( 32 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population density: 1247.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,416	89.12%	2.5%
Black:	50	1.84%	22.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	0.26%	76.7%
2+ races:	73	2.69%	192.0%
Hispanic:	161	5.94%	69.5%

Total non-White:	295	10.88%	47.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-63	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	95	4.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,679
2,479	92.53%
41	1.53%
6	0.22%
30	1.12%
25	0.93%
95	3.55%
200	7.47%

2000
2,729
2,537	92.96%
13	0.48%
14	0.51%
53	1.94%
26	0.95%
86	3.15%
192	7.04%

1990
2,403
2,297	95.59%
10	0.42%
2	0.08%
10	0.42%
n/a
84	3.50%
106	4.41%

1980
2,216
2,123	95.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
28	1.26%
n/a
63	2.84%
93	4.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-58	-2.1
8	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

240	10.0
86	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

174	7.9
13	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandusky city, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.3
529	19.5%
2,182	80.5%
514	19.0%

1,173
2.07

604	51.5%
407	67.4%
80	13.2%
569	48.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
570	21.3%
2,109	78.7%
486	18.1%

1,124
2.16

616	54.8%
406	65.9%
122	19.8%
508	45.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
642	23.5%
2,087	76.5%
507	18.6%

1,084
2.29

655	60.4%
477	72.8%
88	13.4%
429	39.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
614	25.6%
1,789	74.4%
469	19.5%

963
2.34

601	62.4%
463	77.0%
72	12.0%
362	37.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
611	27.6%
1,605	72.4%
359	16.2%

781
2.63

580	74.3%
505	87.1%
44	7.6%
201	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sandusky city, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	89	7.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	116	9.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	51	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	51	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	97	8.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	48	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	50	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	121	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	97	8.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	97	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	1.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	127	10.8%
$200,000 or more	41	3.5%

Median Household Income	47,468
Per Capita Income	32,581

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	82	7.0%
Public Assistance	79	6.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	315	26.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,109	67.0%
Unemployed	43	2.6%
In Armed Forces	5	0.3%

Total Labor Force	1,157	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	497	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	533	277	65.8%
Non-Profit	19	76	20.0%
Self-Employed	50	97	34.0%

Local Government	21	150	12.3%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	14	0.0%

Total Private + Self	583	374	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	248	13.9%
Total	623	622	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	230	18.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	263	21.1%
Professional, Technical	193	15.5%
Service Occupations	192	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	2.2%
All others	367	29.5%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	234	18.8%
Manufacturing	209	16.8%
Retail trade	177	14.2%
Accommodation and food services	152	12.2%
Public administration	140	11.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	6.1%
Construction	57	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	46	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	3.1%
Other services	30	2.4%
Finance and insurance	23	1.8%
Educational services	22	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	9	0.7%
Utilities	8	0.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.6%
Information	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	57	2.10%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	104	3.84%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	7	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,568	97.9%
Spanish	35	1.3%
Other	9	0.3%
Chinese	7	0.3%
Arabic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	573	21.1%
Irish	444	16.4%
English	275	10.1%
Polish	169	6.2%
American	143	5.3%
Italian	96	3.5%
French	74	2.7%
European	73	2.7%
French Canadian	42	1.5%
Scottish	28	1.0%
Belgian	25	0.9%
Hungarian	17	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	17	0.6%
Finnish	16	0.6%
British	14	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,703	99.7%
Not a citizen	8	0.3%

Native	2,694	99.4%
Foreign-born	17	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
78	4.0%	185	9.5%	742	37.9%	617	31.5%	228	11.7%	107	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	78	4.0%
9-12 Years	185	9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	742	37.9%
Some College	617	31.5%
Bach. Degree	228	11.7%
Grad Degree	107	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +148	R +75	D + 0.4%
D +73
2020 vs. 2012	R +247	R +302	R + 24.6%
D -55
2020 vs. 2008	R +228	R +372	R + 32.3%
D -144

2016 vs. 2008	R +80	R +297	R + 32.7%
D -217
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	774	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	368	31.7%	19	1.6%	1,161	19	20	0.02%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	626	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	295	30.2%	57	5.8%	978	17	18	0.02%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	527	54.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	423	44.0%	11	1.1%	961	10	8	0.02%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	546	50.5%	Barack Obama (D)	512	47.3%	24	2.2%	1,082	10	5	0.02%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	690	62.5%	John Kerry (D)	401	36.3%	13	1.2%	1,104	15	12	0.02%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	624	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	412	38.8%	27	2.5%	1,063	13	11	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

368

31.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

774

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,161

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

295

30.2%

Donald Trump (R)

626

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

978

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

423

44.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

527

54.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

961

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

512

47.3%

John McCain (R)

546

50.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,082

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

690

62.5%

John Kerry (D)

401

36.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,104

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Sandusky city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

624

58.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

412

38.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,063

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandusky city, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	46%	Tudor Dixon (R)	590	60.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	364	37.1%	27 [+]	2.8%	981	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 9 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	54%	John James (R)	736	64.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	386	33.7%	24 [+]	2.1%	1,146	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	S1	38%	John James (R)	504	62.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	281	34.6%	26 [+]	3.2%	811	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%);
2018	G	38%	Bill Schuette (R)	486	60.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	280	34.9%	36 [+]	4.5%	802	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 16 (2.0%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 10 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.2%);
2014	S2	27%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	299	52.0%	Gary Peters (D)	251	43.7%	25 [+]	4.3%	575	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 17 (3.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 6 (1.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%);
2014	G	28%	Rick Snyder* (R)	379	63.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	198	33.3%	17 [+]	2.9%	594	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,206
Median Value	$111,100

Occupied	1,173	97.3%
Vacant	33	2.7%

Owned	611	52.1%
Rented	562	47.9%
Median Rent	$710

Single-Family Units	776	64.3%
Detached	684	56.7%
Attached	92	7.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	386	32.0%
Mobile Homes	4	0.3%

Sandusky city, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandusky city, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sandusky city, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sandusky city, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sandusky city, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sandusky city, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sandusky city, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandusky city, MI