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Sanford is a Census town of 232 people across 4.18 square miles of land, in Covington County. Median household income is $52,875, 86.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sanford
What Sanford is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.18 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land56 plus or minus 25
- County holding the largest share of its areaCovington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sanford
How many people live in Sanford
- Population232 plus or minus 103
- Median age50.2 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1844 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over72 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over31.0 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Households84 plus or minus 35
- Family households71 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families84.5 percent plus or minus 24.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sanford
Income and work in Sanford
- Median household income$52,875
- Per capita income$21,616 plus or minus $7,000
- Civilian labor force77 plus or minus 30
- Employed77 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over179 plus or minus 68
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent plus or minus 41.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sanford
- Housing units95 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units84 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied73 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate86.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,300 plus or minus $99,920
- Median gross rent, monthly$642 plus or minus $245
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units63 plus or minus 34
- Share single family66.3 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sanford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute76 plus or minus 30
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.5 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.2 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Drove alone96.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covington County, not Sanford
Covington County context, not Sanford figures
- Establishments in Covington County864
- Covered employment, Covington County12,174
- Average annual pay, Covington County$47,800
- Housing units permitted, Covington County14
Every figure in this section is published for Covington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sanford.
All Covington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sanford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sanford, Alabama?
232, in 84 households. Sanford town covers 4.18 square miles of land, which is 56 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sanford in?
Covington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sanford?
$52,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,300. Median gross rent is $642 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Sanford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Covington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sanford.
Is zoning published for Sanford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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