Sanford, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 50,468 (Urban population: 50,316, Rural population: 152 (all nonfarm))

Sanford, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,481 (14,096 occupied: 7,847 owner occupied, 6,249 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	30%

Housing density: 810 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $732 (lower quartile is $548, upper quartile is $907)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $782

Median gross rent in Sanford, FL in 2007: $873

Housing units in Sanford with a mortgage: 5,214 (601 second mortgage, 293 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,584

Sanford,FL index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,975

In family households: 29,412 (5,687 male householders, 3,303 female householders)
5,904 spouses, 11,048 children (10,064 natural, 253 adopted, 731 stepchildren), 981 grandchildren, 393 brothers or sisters, 295 parents, 740 other relatives, 1,061 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,563 (2,388 male householders (1,673 living alone)), 2,596 female householders (2,158 living alone)), 1,579 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,622 (1,288 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,528 2-persons, 2,336 3-persons, 1,623 4-persons, 850 5-persons, 356 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,831 1-person, 914 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

4,729 married couples with children.
3,787 single-parent households (596 men, 3,191 women).

86.5% of residents of Sanford speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,217 (5.9%)
(38.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanford, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 90 3 rooms: 593 4 rooms: 991 5 rooms: 1,924 6 rooms: 2,167 7 rooms: 1,116 8 rooms: 588 9 or more rooms: 378

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanford, Florida:
	1 room: 227 2 rooms: 661 3 rooms: 1,458 4 rooms: 1,551 5 rooms: 1,400 6 rooms: 677 7 rooms: 191 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 467
1995 to 1998: 1,201
1990 to 1994: 1,259
1980 to 1989: 3,919
1970 to 1979: 2,851
1960 to 1969: 1,712
1950 to 1959: 1,947
1940 to 1949: 729
1939 or earlier: 1,396

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanford:
	no bedroom: 45 1 bedroom: 403 2 bedrooms: 2,018 3 bedrooms: 4,292 4 bedrooms: 949 5 or more bedrooms: 140

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanford:
	no bedroom: 284 1 bedroom: 2,009 2 bedrooms: 2,330 3 bedrooms: 1,433 4 bedrooms: 166 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 374 1 vehicle: 2,847 2 vehicles: 3,295 3 vehicles: 1,022 4 vehicles: 222 5 or more vehicles: 87

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,187 1 vehicle: 3,182 2 vehicles: 1,588 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 47

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Sanford, FL:

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 28
$20,000 to $24,999: 42
$25,000 to $29,999: 81
$30,000 to $34,999: 103
$35,000 to $39,999: 194
$40,000 to $49,999: 426
$50,000 to $59,999: 666
$60,000 to $69,999: 1189
$70,000 to $79,999: 1192
$80,000 to $89,999: 1087
$90,000 to $99,999: 460
$100,000 to $124,999: 600
$125,000 to $149,999: 401
$150,000 to $174,999: 141
$175,000 to $199,999: 84
$200,000 to $249,999: 40
$250,000 to $299,999: 26
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Sanford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sanford:

Less than $100: 103 people
$100 to $149: 145
$150 to $199: 215
$200 to $249: 83
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 135
$350 to $399: 102
$400 to $449: 227
$450 to $499: 247
$500 to $549: 352
$550 to $599: 415
$600 to $649: 535
$650 to $699: 601
$700 to $749: 333
$750 to $799: 196
$800 to $899: 156
$900 to $999: 20
$1,000 to $1,249: 89
$1,250 to $1,499: 192
$1,500 to $1,999: 82
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 158

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 710 1990 to 1994: 257 1985 to 1989: 281 1980 to 1984: 261 1975 to 1979: 138 1970 to 1974: 140 1970 to 1974: 162 1965 to 1969: 268

Sanford, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.7%
Number of people working at home: 369 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 439
5 to 9 minutes: 1501
10 to 14 minutes: 2729
15 to 19 minutes: 2756
20 to 24 minutes: 2137
25 to 29 minutes: 801
30 to 34 minutes: 2232
35 to 39 minutes: 482
40 to 44 minutes: 500
45 to 59 minutes: 1369
60 to 89 minutes: 930
90 or more minutes: 367

Sanford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,563 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,912 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 189 (1%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
Bicycle: 126 (1%)
Walked: 265 (2%)
Other means: 144 (1%)
Worked at home: 369 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1822
$10,000 to $14,999: 1100
$15,000 to $19,999: 1184
$20,000 to $24,999: 1287
$25,000 to $29,999: 1241
$30,000 to $34,999: 1110
$35,000 to $39,999: 837
$40,000 to $44,999: 825
$45,000 to $49,999: 780
$50,000 to $59,999: 1140
$60,000 to $74,999: 1182
$75,000 to $99,999: 793
$100,000 to $124,999: 354
$125,000 to $149,999: 155
$150,000 to $199,999: 86
$200,000 or more: 78

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 13452
German: 2830
English: 2437
United States or American: 2326
Irish: 2258
Italian: 1405
French (except Basque): 642
African: 597
Subsaharan African:: 597
Polish: 561
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 489
Scotch-Irish: 391
Scottish: 330
French Canadian: 262
Jamaican: 236
Dutch: 234
Norwegian: 186
Russian: 179
Swedish: 149
European: 139
Welsh: 108
Haitian: 103
British: 96
Bahamian: 75
Canadian: 74
Hungarian: 67
Armenian: 64
Portuguese: 60
Guyanese: 49
Arab:: 46
Greek: 42
Austrian: 38
Scandinavian: 32
Czech: 32
Danish: 31
Ukrainian: 29
Swiss: 28
Romanian: 27
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25
Barbadian: 24
Czechoslovakian: 22
Lebanese: 22
Slovak: 19
Lithuanian: 18
Arab/Arabic: 17
Northern European: 14
Slovene: 13
Pennsylvania German: 13
Croatian: 12
West Indian: 12
Brazilian: 11
Eastern European: 10
Icelander: 8
U.S. Virgin Islander: 8
Slavic: 7
Syrian: 7
Bermudan: 6
New Zealander: 5
Finnish: 5
Yugoslavian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (11%)
Jamaica (7%)
Colombia (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Canada (6%)
India (5%)
Haiti (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16259
Northeast: 6298
Midwest: 3649
South: 6482
West: 1256

46% of Sanford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 98
Nursery to 4th grade: 156
5th and 6th grade: 192
7th and 8th grade: 432
9th grade: 432
10th grade: 482
11th grade: 424
12th grade, no diploma: 586
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,689
Less than 1 year of college: 742
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,889
Associate degree: 711
Bachelor's degree: 1,228
Master's degree: 340
Professional school degree: 114
Doctorate degree: 85

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 119
Nursery to 4th grade: 105
5th and 6th grade: 164
7th and 8th grade: 427
9th grade: 431
10th grade: 493
11th grade: 517
12th grade, no diploma: 546
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,801
Less than 1 year of college: 1,075
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,848
Associate degree: 1,006
Bachelor's degree: 1,096
Master's degree: 357
Professional school degree: 63
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 17.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,218
Black householders: $28,506
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $55,927
Asian householders: $58,728
Some other race householders: $37,170
Two or more races householders: $34,783
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,761

Sanford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sanford household income for Black householders

Sanford household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Sanford household income for Asian householders

Sanford household income for Some other race householders

Sanford household income for Two or more races householders

Sanford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sanford marital status for males

Sanford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $171,653
Black or African American householders: $138,676
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $245,687
Asian householders: $187,595
Some other race householders: $163,791
Two or more races householders: $165,320
Hispanic or Latino householders: $175,147

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,708
One, attached: 827
Two: 858
3 or 4: 837
5 to 9: 1,202
10 to 19: 1,138
20 to 49: 559
50 or more: 753
Mobile homes: 593
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,675

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sanford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (85%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (86%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 376

Here:	8.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101

Here:	5.1%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 334

Here:	19.1%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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