CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanford

Maine · 10,296 residents · 47.8 sq mi

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Sanford is a city of 10,296 people in Maine. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The median household earns $24,475, about 19% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $91,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,296

+2%vs 2000

vs 10,133 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

47.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(822)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(818)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(723)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(656)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(739)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(1,760)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(892)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(839)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(839)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(646)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(261)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,475

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,881 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,360

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,002 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,900

+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$457

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $497 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.3%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.6% in 2000

46.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(9,619)

Black0.5%(52)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(130)

Asian1.9%(195)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(10,087)

Black0.2%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(58)

Asian1.3%(134)

Other0.5%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(329)

Mexican0.6%(131)

Cuban0.2%(42)

Spaniard0.1%(24)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.9%(193)

Vietnamese0.8%(175)

Filipino0.1%(25)

Asian Indian0.1%(18)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Thai0.1%(12)

Korean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(22)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English17.5%(3,885)

Irish17.3%(3,840)

French15.2%(3,382)

French Canadian10.5%(2,342)

German8.2%(1,815)

American6.1%(1,359)

Scottish4.6%(1,013)

Italian3.7%(820)

Polish3.4%(752)

Swedish1.6%(355)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(307)

Canadian1.3%(282)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(225)

Norwegian0.6%(138)

Portuguese0.6%(131)

British0.6%(128)

Lithuanian0.4%(90)

Arab0.3%(77)

Danish0.3%(75)

Dutch0.3%(70)

Subsaharan African0.3%(67)

Welsh0.2%(55)

Lebanese0.2%(49)

West Indian0.2%(44)

Jamaican0.2%(44)

Czech0.2%(42)

Finnish0.2%(40)

Russian0.2%(34)

Egyptian0.1%(28)

Armenian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(16)

Swiss0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.1%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married33.1%(3,000)

Married50.2%(4,552)

Widowed2%(183)

Divorced14.6%(1,327)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(2,669)

Married46.1%(4,458)

Widowed8.6%(835)

Divorced17.7%(1,707)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% 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)31.8%(517)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(404)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(523)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(57)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,626 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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