Sanford, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Sanford in Seminole County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Sanford view- Population
- 63,730 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $66,891 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 11.9% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 52.0% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 38.5% White, 28.5% Hispanic, 24.1% Black, 4.4% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 17.1% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 9,988 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 5.3 violent and 19.7 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Sanford Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 598 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Sanford
Schools located in Sanford
- Crooms Academy Of Information Technology (high school)
- Elevation High School (high school)
- Seminole High School (high school)
- Sanford Middle School (middle school)
- Bentley Elementary School (elementary school)
- Contracted Services (elementary school)
- Goldsboro Elementary Magnet (elementary school)
- Hamilton Elementary School (elementary school)
- Hospital Homebound Program (school)
- John Polk Alternative School (school)
- Journeys Academy (school)
- Pine Crest Elementary School (elementary school)
- Scps Consequence Unit (school)
- Scps Early Learning Center (early childhood school)
- Seminole County Detention Center (school)
- Wicklow Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau