Sanford is a city of 63,730 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 25,439 people. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,659 people per square mile. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $66,891, about 19% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,891, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 133%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sanford
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.8% → 28.5%(+23.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population32,387 → 63,730(+97%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$141,124 → $309,300(+119%)US over the same years: +67%
Sanford's population equals 13% of Seminole County's. Its number of households without a car equals 23% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 9.0% of the county's.
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)24.1%(602)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31%(776)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27%(675)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,503 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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Over time
Sanford, decade by decade
Sanford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,387
$60,071
$141,124
11.9%
61.2
2000
38,291
$56,768
$132,616
14.0%
73.7
2010
53,570
$62,535
$237,940
21.3%
83.7
2020
61,051
$63,831
$214,046
25.4%
90.1
2024
63,730
$66,891
$309,300
29.5%
88.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
