Altamonte Springs vs Sanford

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

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

Sanford has the higher population (62,292 vs 45,657 in Altamonte Springs). Altamonte Springs has the higher median household income ($64,106 vs $62,877 in Sanford). Sanford has the higher median home value ($272,900 vs $263,600 in Altamonte Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
Population	45,657	62,292
Median age	36.8 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,106	$62,877
Median home value	$263,600	$272,900
Median gross rent	$1,624	$1,496
Housing units	22,759	26,069
Homeownership rate	41.8%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
Population	43,810 → 45,657 (+4.2%)	59,700 → 62,292 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$52,888 → $64,106 (+21.2%)	$47,217 → $62,877 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$184,100 → $263,600 (+43.2%)	$156,600 → $272,900 (+74.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,185 → $1,624 (+37.0%)	$1,110 → $1,496 (+34.8%)

Altamonte Springs

Population

43,81045,657

Median household income

$52,888$64,106

Median home value

$184,100$263,600

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,624

Sanford

Population

59,70062,292

Median household income

$47,217$62,877

Median home value

$156,600$272,900

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.2%
25 to 34	20.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.1%
75 and over	7.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
White (non-Hispanic)	43.4%	38.3%
Black or African American	17.3%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
No high school diploma	7.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	19.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
Drove alone	72.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.6%	1.6%
Walked	1.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.9%	16.7%
Other means	1.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
1-unit, detached	23.8%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	34.9%	16.7%
20 or more units	16.4%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Altamonte Springs	Sanford
Poverty rate	11.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1983	1991