South Sanford, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| South Sanford: | $297,694 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 4,536 (Urban population: 1,106 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,043 (44 farm, 2,999 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,157 (1,892 occupied: 1,453 owner occupied, 475 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 95 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $804,977.
Median contract rent in 2022: $831 (lower quartile is $431, upper quartile is $1,107)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $827
Median gross rent in South Sanford, ME in 2022: $921
Housing units in South Sanford with a mortgage: 971 (34 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 424
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $102,784
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,684
Median monthly housing costs: $1,251
Median year apartment built: 1981
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,534- In family households: 3,674 (600 male householders, 569 female householders)
970 spouses, 1,189 children (1,133 natural, 10 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 156 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 835 (331 male householders (221 living alone)), 340 female householders (309 living alone)), 162 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 24
Size of family households: 510 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 598 1-person, 165 2-persons, 13 4-persons.
547 married couples with children.
164 single-parent households (39 men, 125 women).
91.4% of residents of South Sanford speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 72 (1.6%)
(98.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 3.8 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Sanford, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 4532 bedrooms
- 7863 bedrooms
- 1814 bedrooms
- 125+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Sanford, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 1851 bedroom
- 1812 bedrooms
- 953 bedrooms
- 94 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Sanford in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6no vehicle
- 3181 vehicle
- 6972 vehicles
- 3003 vehicles
- 874 vehicles
- 295+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Sanford in renter-occupied apartments
- 77no vehicle
- 2871 vehicle
- 912 vehicles
- 83 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Sanford, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 303 rooms
- 1684 rooms
- 4505 rooms
- 3386 rooms
- 3537 rooms
- 448 rooms
- 569+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Sanford, Maine
- 01 room
- 562 rooms
- 1333 rooms
- 1654 rooms
- 885 rooms
- 186 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 98 rooms
- 09+ rooms
South Sanford, ME household income distribution
- 87Less than $10,000
- 165$10,000 to $19,999
- 110$20,000 to $29,999
- 89$30,000 to $39,999
- 108$40,000 to $49,999
- 262$50,000 to $59,999
- 196$60,000 to $74,999
- 243$75,000 to $99,999
- 214$100,000 to $124,999
- 154$125,000 to $149,999
- 221$150,000 to $199,999
- 134$200,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013_5yr in South Sanford, ME
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- 6$100 to $149
- 13$150 to $199
- 24$250 to $299
- 53$300 to $349
- 8$400 to $449
- 8$450 to $499
- 11$500 to $549
- 43$600 to $649
- 43$650 to $699
- 47$700 to $749
- 46$800 to $899
- 40$900 to $999
- 64$1,000 to $1,249
- 35$1,250 to $1,499
- 9$1,500 to $1,999
Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.0%
Number of people working at home: 75 (3.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 56
- 5 to 9 minutes: 148
- 10 to 14 minutes: 263
- 15 to 19 minutes: 193
- 20 to 24 minutes: 208
- 25 to 29 minutes: 173
- 30 to 34 minutes: 238
- 35 to 39 minutes: 203
- 40 to 44 minutes: 113
- 45 to 59 minutes: 372
- 60 to 89 minutes: 54
- 90 or more minutes: 87
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,058 (73.7%)
- Carpooled: 299 (10.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0.8%)
- Taxi: 74 (2.6%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0.6%)
- Walked: 65 (2.3%)
- Worked at home: 72 (2.6%)
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.1%Males
- 3.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 54.6%Males
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in South Sanford, Maine
- 112010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 411980 to 1989
- 111970 to 1979
- 101Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
- French Canadian: 474 (22.4%)
- English: 281 (13.3%)
- Irish: 275 (13.0%)
- American: 203 (9.6%)
- French: 168 (8.0%)
- Italian: 132 (6.2%)
- German: 56 (2.7%)
- British: 52 (2.5%)
- Canadian: 34 (1.6%)
- Arab: 26 (1.2%)
- European: 22 (1.0%)
- Czech: 19 (0.9%)
- Greek: 15 (0.7%)
- Polish: 15 (0.7%)
- Slovene: 14 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 7 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| South Sanford: | 34.1% (29) |
| Maine: | 100.0% (-1) |
| South Sanford: | 28.2% (24) |
| Maine: | 100.0% (-1) |
| South Sanford: | 22.4% (19) |
| Maine: | 100.0% (-1) |
| South Sanford: | 12.9% (11) |
| Maine: | 100.0% (-1) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,273
- Other state: 2,132
- Northeast: 1,618
- Midwest: 192
- South: 237
- West: 63
91.4% of South Sanford residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Maine.
| South Sanford: | 91.4% |
| State average: | 89.7% |
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 10
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 28
- 10th grade: 16
- 11th grade: 41
- 12th grade, no diploma: 53
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 476
- Less than 1 year of college: 86
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 254
- Associate degree: 172
- Bachelor's degree: 274
- Master's degree: 116
- Professional school degree: 44
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 14
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 27
- 9th grade: 11
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 28
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 598
- Less than 1 year of college: 83
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 159
- Associate degree: 296
- Bachelor's degree: 378
- Master's degree: 94
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 17
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,291
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 65
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 18
- 10 to 19: 143
- 20 to 49: 88
- 50 or more: 15
- Mobile homes: 386
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,488
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
- 72.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.4%Wood
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 56.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 31.2%Electricity
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Other fuel
- 2.7%No fuel used
- 2.2%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Maine: | 12.7% |
| Here: | 14.2% |
| Maine: | 12.6% |
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Maine: | 34.5% |
