Sanford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 65,394 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Sanford is the 53rd 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, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanford who work in office and administrative support (13.42%), sales jobs (11.62%), and management occupations (7.75%). 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: 16.67% 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. In terms of college education, Sanford is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.81% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sanford in 2022 was $32,828, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,312 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 27.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sanford include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Sanford's cultural character, accounting for 18.27% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
