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North Carolina · Census place 59280

Sanford city, NC

Quick answer

Sanford city has 30,833 residents, ranking #34 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $54,294, the median home is worth $222,000 and median gross rent runs $965 a month.

Population
30,833Sanford city residents
Median household income
$54,294Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$222,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$965Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
52%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Sanford city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sanford city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 52% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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