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North Carolina·Lee County
13 tracts·27K people·$245K median·852/mi²
White 42 · Hispanic 30 · Black 23 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Other 30 · Living alone 25
Manufacturing 28 · Health 26 · Retail 19 · Professional 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · 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 $245,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Sanford has 31,478 residents across 6 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 41.8% White, 30.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Black, 3.9% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.0% (Census ACS).
J R Ingram Jr Elementary (53%), BT Bullock Elementary (48%) and WB Wicker Elementary (42%) lead the elementary schools; SanLee Middle School (53%), West Lee Middle (42%) and East Lee Middle (36%) lead the middle schools; Lee Early College (88%), Central Carolina Academy (73%) and Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County (58%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,052/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sanford is $57,586 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sanford, median rent is $1,052/month and the median home value is $245,400 (Census ACS).
Sanford reported 2.2 violent crimes and 24.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sanford are lightning (92), ice storm (91) and tornado (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sanford, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).