CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanford

Colorado · 753 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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Sanford is home to 753 people in Colorado. The poverty rate is 40.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 53%. This skews young, with a median age of 26.7. The typical home is worth $34,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

753

−8%vs 2000

vs 817 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 28.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.7%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.4%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411%(83)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(28)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(113)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(88)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.7%(43)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(55)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,286

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,625 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,245

−44%vs 2000

vs $11,087 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

40.6%

+20.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,800

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.2%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

14.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.6%(471)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino40.5%(331)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(649)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino38.9%(293)

Asian0%(0)

Other13.8%(104)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(254)

Spaniard11.9%(136)

Central American6.7%(77)

Guatemalan6.7%(77)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.8%(21)

Ancestry

English16.8%(192)

German12%(137)

Danish9.6%(110)

Irish9%(103)

Italian7.5%(86)

American4.4%(50)

Scottish3.1%(35)

Swedish1.6%(18)

Ukrainian1.1%(13)

Norwegian1%(11)

Welsh0.7%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(7)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(5)

Portuguese0.4%(5)

Dutch0.4%(4)

Swiss0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.4%(147)

Married46.1%(160)

Widowed3.5%(12)

Divorced8.1%(28)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(139)

Married42.4%(224)

Widowed6.4%(34)

Divorced24.8%(131)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.7%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.6%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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