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Florida·Seminole County
20 tracts·56K people·$309K median·2,332/mi²
White 38 · Hispanic 28 · Black 24 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Other 32 · Living alone 29
Health 27 · Retail 20 · Manufacturing 20 · Professional 12 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 26 · Service 15 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 19 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sanford is $309,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Sanford has 63,730 residents across 15 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 38.5% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Black, 4.4% Asian, 4.2% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 29.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
GOLDSBORO ELEMENTARY MAGNET (75%), HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (54%) and BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (51%) lead the elementary schools; SANFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (66%); CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (68%), SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL (42%) and ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL (7%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,609/month, 2% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Sanford is $66,891 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Sanford, median rent is $1,609/month and the median home value is $309,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Sanford reported 6.2 violent crimes and 27.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 50°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sanford are wildfire (71), tornado (59) and strong wind (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sanford, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).