Sunbury, Ohio demographics

Sunbury, OH demographics: median age 35.5; 48.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sunbury city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3975602. The survey estimates a population of 8,005 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sunbury is 35.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.0 years. There are 2,894 households (±219). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 35.5 ±5.0 39.7 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,005
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Under 18 2,257 ±421 28.2% ±5.3 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 1,710 ±433 21.4% ±5.4 pp 22.1% 22.8%
35–64 2,996 ±425 37.4% ±5.3 pp 37.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,042 ±205 13.0% ±2.6 pp 18.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,005
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Male 3,640 ±213 45.5% ±2.7 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 4,365 ±210 54.5% ±2.6 pp 50.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,005
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
White alone 7,512 ±254 93.8% ±3.1 pp 76.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 59 ±69 · low precision 0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 188 ±170 · low precision 2.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 26 ±46 · low precision 0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.8% 7.1%
Two or more races 220 ±147 · low precision 2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision 6.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,005
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,622 ±238 95.2% ±2.9 pp 95.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 383 ±232 · low precision 4.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision 4.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,894
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Married-couple family 1,702 ±190 58.8% ±4.8 pp 44.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 30 ±29 · low precision 1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 443 ±202 15.3% ±6.9 pp 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 651 ±223 22.5% ±7.5 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 68 ±61 · low precision 2.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision 6.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,894
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,277 ±195 44.1% ±5.9 pp 28.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,617 ±322 55.9% ±10.3 pp 72.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,894
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 651 ±223 22.5% ±7.5 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 848 ±199 29.3% ±6.5 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 623 ±235 21.5% ±7.9 pp 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 495 ±171 17.1% ±5.8 pp 11.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 277 ±137 9.6% ±4.7 pp 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±25 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±25 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,005
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Native 7,638 ±215 95.4% ±2.6 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 367 ±210 · low precision 4.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,485
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
English only 7,028 ±322 93.9% ±3.2 pp 92.0% 77.7%
Spanish 89 ±80 · low precision 1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision 2.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 40 ±45 · low precision 0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 143 ±141 · low precision 1.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 27 ±57 · low precision 0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 80 ±102 · low precision 1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 39 ±65 · low precision 0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 39 ±63 · low precision 0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,203
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Less than high school graduate 226 ±130 · low precision 4.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision 8.2% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,063 ±239 20.4% ±4.4 pp 32.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 757 ±202 14.5% ±3.8 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 642 ±222 12.3% ±4.2 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,768 ±263 34.0% ±4.6 pp 19.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 747 ±220 14.4% ±4.1 pp 12.2% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,899
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Same house 6,981 ±449 88.4% ±5.6 pp 88.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 225 ±130 · low precision 2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision 6.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 577 ±377 · low precision 7.3% ±4.8 pp · low precision 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 94 ±108 · low precision 1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 22 ±37 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.5% of Sunbury residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 96.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Sunbury Ohio U.S. Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision 6.4% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 96.5% ±0.6 pp 90.1% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 6.5% ±2.4 pp 6.6% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sunbury . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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