Oviedo vs Sanford

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

Oviedo 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 39,990 in Oviedo). Oviedo has the higher median household income ($114,092 vs $62,877 in Sanford). Oviedo has the higher median home value ($428,500 vs $272,900 in Sanford).

Population, income & housing

	Oviedo	Sanford
Population	39,990	62,292
Median age	37.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$114,092	$62,877
Median home value	$428,500	$272,900
Median gross rent	$1,963	$1,496
Housing units	13,823	26,069
Homeownership rate	77.2%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oviedo	Sanford
Population	40,370 → 39,990 (-0.9%)	59,700 → 62,292 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$95,935 → $114,092 (+18.9%)	$47,217 → $62,877 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$289,000 → $428,500 (+48.3%)	$156,600 → $272,900 (+74.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,629 → $1,963 (+20.5%)	$1,110 → $1,496 (+34.8%)

Oviedo

Population

40,37039,990

Median household income

$95,935$114,092

Median home value

$289,000$428,500

Median gross rent

$1,629$1,963

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)

	Oviedo	Sanford
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.1%
75 and over	4.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oviedo	Sanford
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	38.3%
Black or African American	6.7%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.5%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oviedo	Sanford
No high school diploma	3.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	13.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oviedo	Sanford
Drove alone	65.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	24.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oviedo	Sanford
1-unit, detached	79.3%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	16.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Oviedo	Sanford
Poverty rate	5.4%	13.5%
Average household size	3.00	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1997	1991