| | People QuickFacts | Sanford | Florida |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 53,926 | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 53,633 | 18,801,311 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 53,570 | 18,801,310 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.0% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.0% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.3% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 57.3% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 30.5% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.8% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 20.2% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 45.0% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.6% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.2% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 17.2% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.7% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 21.3% | 25.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.9 | 25.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 56.5% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $165,400 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 18,911 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.64 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,588 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,470 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.5% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Sanford | Florida |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,117 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.3% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.9% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.8% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 701,608 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 570,480 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,462,260 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $29,060 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 123,813 | 41,922,059 |