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Sanford, AL

228 Population
4.2 square miles 54.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±16.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Covington County: 42.8 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$16,636 ±$5,566 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Covington County: $30,151 ±$1,945
  • about half the amount in Alabama: $34,835 ±$236
$28,393 ±$23,367 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Covington County: $50,886 ±$4,230
  • about half the amount in Alabama: $62,027 ±$400

51.3% ±29.7% (117  ±85) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Covington County: 18% † 6,681 (±2.4% / ±891)
  • more than double the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 768,185 (±0.2% / ±10,722)

18 minutes ±3.7 (1,295  ±738) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Covington County: 24.8 362,435 (±1.4 / ±24,203)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Alabama: 25.4 51,637,528 (±0.1 / ±384,233)

Families

83 ±34 Number of households
  • Covington County: 14,495 ±307
  • Alabama: 1,969,105 ±6,574
2.8 ±0.4 (228  ±100) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Covington County: 2.6 37,004 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,917,955

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

100 ±38 Number of housing units
  • Covington County: 18,676 ±33
  • Alabama: 2,316,192 ±430

$162,500 ±$153,991 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Covington County: $142,500 ±$12,814
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Alabama: $195,100 ±$1,110

4% ±6.8% (9  ±16) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Covington County: 7.1% † 2,651 (±1.3% / ±463.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Alabama: 12.2% 610,709 (±0.2% / ±9,932.5)

Social

78.5% ±15.6% (124  ±52.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Covington County: 86.2% 22,803 (±3.4% / ±899)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 88.1% 3,038,921 (±0.4% / ±13,911)
8.2% ±19.9% (13  ±31.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Covington County: 17.2% 4,545 (±1.5% / ±405.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Alabama: 27.8% 957,081 (±0.2% / ±7,758.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

13.9% ±10.3% (23  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Covington County: 9.2% 2,698 (±0.9% / ±267)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 7.9% 310,187 (±0.1% / ±4,910)
23 Total veterans ±19 22 Male ±19 1 Female ±3

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