Sanford city, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 21,986 ( 1,188 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.8 square miles
Population density: 460.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,734	89.76%	1.3%
Black:	315	1.43%	164.7%
Indian:	8	0.04%	89.0%
Asian:	349	1.59%	16.7%
2+ races:	1,008	4.58%	176.9%
Hispanic:	572	2.60%	69.2%

Total non-White:	2,252	10.24%	70.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	256	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	932	5.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
20,798
19,478	93.65%
119	0.57%
73	0.35%
419	2.01%
364	1.75%
338	1.63%
1,320	6.35%

2000
20,806
19,941	95.84%
19	0.09%
64	0.31%
248	1.19%
239	1.15%
295	1.42%
865	4.16%

1990
16,921
16,509	97.57%
33	0.20%
48	0.28%
211	1.25%
n/a
101	0.60%
412	2.43%

1980
18,020
17,857	99.10%
30	0.17%
68	0.38%
25	0.14%
n/a
40	0.22%
163	0.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-463	-2.2
455	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,432	20.3
453	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,348	-7.5
249	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanford city, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
5,156	23.5%
16,830	76.5%
3,961	18.0%

9,019
2.40

5,338	59.2%
3,823	71.6%
760	14.2%
3,681	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
4,706	22.6%
16,092	77.4%
3,138	15.1%

8,500
2.41

5,417	63.7%
3,797	70.1%
686	12.7%
3,083	36.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
5,536	26.6%
15,270	73.4%
3,044	14.6%

8,262
2.48

5,419	65.6%
4,069	75.1%
735	13.6%
2,843	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
5,840	34.5%
11,081	65.5%
2,781	16.4%

7,710
2.16

5,517	71.6%
4,513	81.8%
528	9.6%
2,193	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
5,191	28.8%
12,829	71.2%
2,665	14.8%

6,390
2.69

4,726	74.0%
3,939	83.3%
459	9.7%
1,664	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Sanford city, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	324	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	205	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	402	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	357	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	533	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	460	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	421	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	245	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	303	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	563	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	985	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,376	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,324	14.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	490	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	740	8.2%
$200,000 or more	291	3.2%

Median Household Income	71,848
Per Capita Income	35,090

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	658	7.3%
Public Assistance	333	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,526	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,069	77.8%
Unemployed	337	2.6%
In Armed Forces	29	0.2%

Total Labor Force	10,435	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,500	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,744	3,461	52.0%
Non-Profit	397	944	29.6%
Self-Employed	453	524	46.4%

Local Government	329	461	41.6%
State Government	84	120	41.2%
Federal Government	518	130	79.9%

Total Private + Self	4,197	3,985	51.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,328	1,655	44.5%
Total	5,525	5,640	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,378	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,763	24.7%
Professional, Technical	2,204	19.7%
Service Occupations	1,995	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.2%
All others	2,825	25.3%

White Collar		56.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,864	16.7%
Retail trade	1,782	16.0%
Manufacturing	1,653	14.8%
Educational services	759	6.8%
Finance and insurance	734	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	666	6.0%
Public administration	622	5.6%
Other services	570	5.1%
Construction	549	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	466	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	413	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	380	3.4%
Wholesale trade	292	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	125	1.1%
Information	96	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	85	0.8%
Utilities	57	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	294	1.34%
Puerto Rican	244	1.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.06%
Argentinean	14	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	102	0.46%
Vietnamese	89	0.40%
Indian	23	0.10%
Filipino	20	0.09%
Chinese	19	0.09%
Japanese	12	0.05%
Thai	7	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,347	93.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	660	3.2%
Spanish	205	1.0%
Other Asian	152	0.7%
German, other Germanic	67	0.3%
Korean	63	0.3%
Vietnamese	54	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	42	0.2%
Other Indo-European	41	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,564	16.2%
Irish	3,534	16.1%
French	2,840	12.9%
French Canadian	2,350	10.7%
Italian	1,606	7.3%
German	1,472	6.7%
American	1,111	5.1%
Scottish	998	4.5%
Polish	597	2.7%
Norwegian	411	1.9%
European	323	1.5%
Canadian	267	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	261	1.2%
Portuguese	183	0.8%
Swedish	162	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,736	98.9%
Not a citizen	250	1.1%

Native	21,314	96.9%
Foreign-born	672	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
294	1.9%	1,112	7.1%	6,107	38.8%	4,715	30.0%	2,427	15.4%	1,078	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	294	1.9%
9-12 Years	1,112	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,107	38.8%
Some College	4,715	30.0%
Bach. Degree	2,427	15.4%
Grad Degree	1,078	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +438	D +507	D + 5.2%
D +945
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,481	R +1,677	R + 18.3%
D -196
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,575	R +2,136	R + 22.6%
D -561

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,137	R +2,643	R + 27.8%
D -1,506
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	5,392	49.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,182	47.4%	357	3.3%	10,931	3	1	1.33%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	4,744	47.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,447	44.5%	812	8.1%	10,003	3	2	1.34%
2012	58%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,588	58.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,701	38.7%	286	3.0%	9,575	-2	-9	1.34%
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	5,953	60.9%	John McCain (R)	3,607	36.9%	221	2.3%	9,781	-4	-9	1.34%
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	5,582	53.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,634	44.5%	190	1.8%	10,406	0	-6	1.40%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,653	51.4%	George W. Bush (R)	3,871	42.8%	529	5.8%	9,053	-1	-5	1.39%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,392

49.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,182

47.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

219

2.0%

Other

138

1.3%

TOTAL

10,931

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,447

44.5%

Donald Trump (R)

4,744

47.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

555

5.5%

Other

257

2.6%

TOTAL

10,003

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,588

58.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,701

38.7%

Other

286

3.0%

TOTAL

9,575

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,953

60.9%

John McCain (R)

3,607

36.9%

Other

221

2.3%

TOTAL

9,781

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,634

44.5%

John Kerry (D)

5,582

53.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

109

1.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,406

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Sanford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,871

42.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,653

51.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

423

4.7%

Other

106

1.2%

TOTAL

9,053

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanford city, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	45%	Janet Mills* (D)	4,373	54.1%	Paul LePage (R)	3,486	43.1%	224 [+]	2.8%	8,083	1	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 224 (2.8%);
2020	S2	61%	Susan Collins* (R)	5,897	53.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	4,278	39.0%	785 [+]	7.2%	10,960	3	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 524 (4.8%); Max Linn (I) 261 (2.4%);
2018	S1	42%	Angus King* (I)	3,808	51.9%	Eric Brakey (R)	2,658	36.2%	870 [+]	11.9%	7,336	1	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 870 (11.9%);
2018	G	42%	Shawn Moody (R)	3,467	47.1%	Janet Mills (D)	3,395	46.1%	496 [+]	6.7%	7,358	4	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 496 (6.7%);
2014	S2	44%	Susan Collins* (R)	5,147	70.4%	Shenna Bellows (D)	2,165	29.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,313	2	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	44%	Paul LePage* (R)	3,660	49.4%	Michael Michaud (D)	3,020	40.8%	729 [+]	9.8%	7,409	1	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 729 (9.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,658
Median Value	$238,000

Occupied	9,019	93.4%
Vacant	639	6.6%

Owned	6,122	67.9%
Rented	2,897	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,081

Single-Family Units	6,354	65.8%
Detached	6,092	63.1%
Attached	262	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,074	11.1%
Mobile Homes	499	5.2%

Sanford city, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanford city, ME

2022 Housing Data for Sanford city, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sanford city, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sanford city, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sanford city, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sanford city, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanford city, ME