Gantt vs Sanford

A side-by-side comparison of Gantt and Sanford: population, income, housing, and more.

Gantt and Sanford are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sanford has the higher population (228 vs 198 in Gantt). Sanford has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $145,800 in Gantt). Since 2019, Gantt's population has grown faster (+25.3% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gantt	Sanford
Population	198	228
Median age	50.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,393
Median home value	$145,800	$162,500
Median gross rent	$851	$679
Housing units	119	100
Homeownership rate	57.1%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gantt	Sanford
Population	158 → 198 (+25.3%)	249 → 228 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$58,250 → $9,786 (-83.2%)	$34,063 → $28,393 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$99,200 → $145,800 (+47.0%)	$73,300 → $162,500 (+121.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$529 → $679 (+28.4%)

Gantt

Population

158198

Median household income

$58,250$9,786

Median home value

$99,200$145,800

Sanford

Population

249228

Median household income

$34,063$28,393

Median home value

$73,300$162,500

Median gross rent

$529$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gantt	Sanford
Under 5	2.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	5.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	20.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	20.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	7.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.3%
75 and over	18.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gantt	Sanford
White (non-Hispanic)	46.5%	83.8%
Black or African American	22.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	19.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gantt	Sanford
No high school diploma	2.3%	21.5%
High school graduate	24.7%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gantt	Sanford
Drove alone	50.0%	97.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gantt	Sanford
1-unit, detached	51.3%	41.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	31.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	59.0%

Poverty & households

	Gantt	Sanford
Poverty rate	30.3%	51.3%
Average household size	1.89	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1982	1987