Sanford

Population: 62,292
Median household income: $62,877
Median home value: $272,900

Located in Seminole County, Florida, Sanford is a community with a population of 62,292. At $62,877, its median household income sits below Seminole County's $83,030.

From 2019 to 2023, Sanford's population grew 4.3% from 59,700 to 62,292, while its median home value rose 74.3% from $156,600 to $272,900.

26.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,292
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,877
Median home value: $272,900
Median gross rent: $1,496
Housing units: 26,069
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,700	$47,217	$156,600	$1,110
2020	60,337	$52,664	$176,600	$1,171
2021	60,215	$55,428	$196,100	$1,255
2022	61,272	$59,181	$241,400	$1,402
2023	62,292	$62,877	$272,900	$1,496

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,384	5.4%
5 to 17	9,873	15.8%
18 to 24	5,703	9.2%
25 to 34	10,452	16.8%
35 to 44	10,032	16.1%
45 to 54	7,829	12.6%
55 to 64	7,121	11.4%
65 to 74	5,054	8.1%
75 and over	2,844	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,884	38.3%
Black or African American	15,960	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.0%
Asian	2,897	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	222	0.4%
Two or more races	2,242	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,061	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,918	11.3%
High school graduate	13,207	30.5%
Some college or associate's	13,589	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,774	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,844	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,211	67.8%
Carpooled	3,262	10.4%
Public transit	486	1.6%
Walked	327	1.0%
Bicycle	91	0.3%
Worked from home	5,216	16.7%
Other means	690	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,342	32.0%
15 to 29 min	9,052	34.7%
30 to 44 min	4,491	17.2%
45 to 59 min	2,193	8.4%
60+ min	1,989	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.5% (8,224 of 61,072)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,575	60.7%
Nonfamily households	9,447	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,022	92.1%
Vacant	2,047	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,265	51.1%
Renter-occupied	11,757	48.9%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,777	52.8%
1-unit, attached	2,098	8.0%
2 to 4 units	1,770	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4,365	16.7%
20 or more units	3,280	12.6%
Mobile home & other	779	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1263650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 28.7894, -81.2756