ZIP 48471 · Sandusky
Who lives in ZIP code 48471 (Sandusky, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sandusky, MI · Sanilac County
uszips 2026
People5,414
Median age41.5
Household income$62,844
Home value$140,762
Median rent$795/mo
Poverty13.2%
College degree+14.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,327
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
25.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,033.
Education (adults 25+)
27.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 28.9%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 5.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.