Sanford, FL

Census Place

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2023 Population

62,292

1.66% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.8

3.37% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.5%

5.11% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$62,877

6.25% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$272,900

13% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

31,872

1.96% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sanford, FL had a population of 62.3k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $62,877. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sanford, FL grew from 61,272 to 62,292, a 1.66% increase and its median household income grew from $59,181 to $62,877, a 6.25% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sanford, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (25.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.2%), Other (Hispanic) (8.47%), and White (Hispanic) (4.93%).

None of the households in Sanford, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.5% of the residents in Sanford, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sanford, FL was $272,900, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

Most people in Sanford, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Sanford, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sanford, FL is home to a population of 62.3k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 17.8% of Sanford, FL residents were born outside of the country (11.1k people).

In 2023, there were 1.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.9k people) in Sanford, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.2k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2023 Citizenship

91%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.5% of Sanford, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sanford, FL was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sanford, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sanford, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.9k ± 1.56k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
16k ± 1.23k
Two+ (Hispanic)
8.2k ± 1.63k

27.4%

Hispanic Population

17.1k people

27.4% of the people in Sanford, FL are hispanic (17.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sanford, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

17.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11.1k people

17.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10.5k people

As of 2023, 17.8% of Sanford, FL residents (11.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sanford, FL was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sanford, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
645 ± 262
Gulf War (1990s)
614 ± 209
Gulf War (2001-)
582 ± 200

Sanford, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sanford, FL employs 31.9k people. The largest industries in Sanford, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,651 people), Retail Trade (3,445 people), and Construction (2,859 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($83,488), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,405), and Information ($58,849).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

31.9k

2023 Value

± 1,803

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 7.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sanford, FL grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 31.3k employees to 31.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sanford, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,278 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,702 people), and Management Occupations (2,470 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sanford, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

31.9k

2023 Value

± 1,803

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 7.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sanford, FL grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 31.3k employees to 31.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sanford, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,651 people), Retail Trade (3,445 people), and Construction (2,859 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sanford, FL, though some of these residents may live in Sanford, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,507

Median earning men ± $4,523

$37,778

Median earning women ± $2,705

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,464), Public Administration ($61,366), and Information ($60,963).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($58,144), Construction ($58,022), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,306).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Sanford, FL awarded 5,378 degrees. The student population of Sanford, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,026 male students and 8,078 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sanford, FL are White (2,418 and 45.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,610 and 30.5%), Black or African American (683 and 13%), and Asian (229 and 4.34%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 14,104 students enrolled in Sanford, FL, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,049 records, of which 54.1% were women and 45.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
230 degrees awarded
Respiratory Care Therapist
49 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,720 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sanford, FL was Registered Nursing with 230 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Sanford, FL according to their major.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2,453 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sanford, FL, which is 0.839 times less than the 2,925 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,418 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,610 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,498) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($729) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,430) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sanford, FL was $272,900 in 2023, which is 0.899 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $241,400 to $272,900, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Sanford, FL is 51.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sanford, FL have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sanford, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$272,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,176

$12,265

Median Property Taxes

±$1,018

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sanford, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sanford, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

51.1%

Homeownership

2023

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 51.1% of the housing units in Sanford, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sanford, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Sanford, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,877

Median Household Income

± $3,341

24k

Number of Households

± 1,488

In 2023, the median household income of the 24k households in Sanford, FL grew to $62,877 from the previous year's value of $59,181.

The following chart displays the households in Sanford, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sanford, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (67.8%)
Worked At Home (16.7%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2023, 67.8% of workers in Sanford, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sanford, FL have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Sanford, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sanford, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sanford, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sanford, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sanford, FL (8.22k out of 61.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sanford, FL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.9% of the population of Sanford, FL has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 9.55% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Seminole County, FL see 1282 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1282 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1572 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 520 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,282 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Seminole County, FL

Primary care physicians in Seminole County, FL see an average of 1,282 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,282 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Seminole County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 24.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.1%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

19.1%

Medicaid

9.55%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

1.35%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sanford, FL declined by 4.84% from 13.8% to 13.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sanford, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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