Sanford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 37,597 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Sanford is the 66th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, Sanford isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sanford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sanford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanford who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.18%), sales jobs (13.17%), and management occupations (6.36%).

Also of interest is that Sanford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Even though Sanford is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Sanford Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Sanford who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.00% of the adults in Sanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sanford in 2000 was $15,219, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,876 for a family of four.

Sanford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sanford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sanford is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sanford include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.