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.When you are in Sanford, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.87% of Sanford’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. Even though Sanford is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The education level of Sanford citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.85% of adults 25 and older in Sanford have a college 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.
