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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sanford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 (15.07%), sales jobs (10.45%), and management occupations (8.15%). 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 2022 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. In addition, Sanford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.48%). The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
