Sanford

Population & Demographics

Sanford, FL

Sanford is home to 63,730 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,943 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
63,730
people
Population

63,730 residents

Median age 37.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sanford population & demographics

Who lives in Sanford — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
63,730
Median age
37.1yrs
Median household income
$66,891
Median home value
$309,300
Median gross rent
$1,609/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.5%
Poverty rate
11.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Sanford

How Sanford breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White38.5%
Hispanic or Latino28.5%
Black24.1%
Asian4.4%
Two or more races4.2%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Sanford

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Sanford.

Sanford at a glance
Employed Residents
30,943
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Orlando
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sanford proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Sanford commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

57
Commute Score

57 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Sanford

30,943 commutes, one dot at a time

Sanford

Where 30,943 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Sanford, by worker count.

1Sanford0.0 mi4,778
2Orlando19.6 mi4,132
3Lake Mary3.9 mi2,103
4Altamonte Springs11.4 mi931
5Maitland12.4 mi745
6Longwood7.4 mi597
7Winter Park14.0 mi556
8Jacksonville107.5 mi526

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sanford.

1Sanford0.0 mi4,778
2Deltona8.8 mi3,468
3Winter Springs6.9 mi1,359
4Orlando19.6 mi1,154
5Oviedo10.2 mi1,112
6DeBary6.8 mi929
7Altamonte Springs11.4 mi859
8Casselberry9.5 mi807

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sanford’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services19.0%
RTRetail Trade13.4%
COConstruction12.9%
PAPublic Administration10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.5%
MFManufacturing6.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance5.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sanford

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Sanford

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