Sanford is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 31,224 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Sanford is the 34th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sanford is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.87% of the Sanford workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sanford is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanford who work in sales jobs (10.95%), office and administrative support (9.64%), and management occupations (9.05%). 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. The city of Sanford is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The percentage of adults in Sanford who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.85% of the adults in Sanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sanford in 2022 was $26,884, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,536 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 30.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sanford include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Sanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
