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Sanford, FL
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Living in Sanford



Sanford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 63,154 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Sanford is the 53rd largest community in Florida.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Sanford is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sanford in 2018 was $31,797, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,188 for a family of four. However, Sanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sanford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sanford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sanford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sanford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sanford include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Jamaican.

Sanford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.48%.

The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.