Sanford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 22,266 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sanford is the eighth largest community in Maine.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 sales jobs (12.38%), office and administrative support (12.37%), and management occupations (6.77%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sanford has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sanford a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The education level of Sanford citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.28% of adults in Sanford have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sanford in 2022 was $35,090, which is middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,360 for a family of four. However, Sanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sanford include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
