About the Sanford, North Carolina Area 

Population in July 2009: 29,922. Population change since 2000: +28.9%
Males: 14,772 (49.4%)
Females: 15,150 (50.6%) 

Population change since 2000: +28.9%
Males: 14,772 (49.4%) 
Females: 15,150 (50.6%) 

Median resident age: 33.1 years 
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years 

Zip codes: 27330, 27331. 

Estimated median household income in 2008: $40,169 (it was $34,804 in 2000)
Sanford: $40,169
North Carolina: $46,549 

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $131,182 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
Sanford: $131,182
North Carolina: $154,500 

Mean prices in 2008
All housing units: $167,598
Detached houses: $173,459
Townhouses or other attached units: $213,820
In 2-unit structures: $225,417
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,669
Mobile homes: $32,535
 

• White alone - 13,052 (49.9%)
• Black alone - 6,267 (23.9%)
• Hispanic - 6,074 (23.2%)
• Asian alone - 425 (1.6%)
• Two or more races - 212 (0.8%)
• American alone - 127 (0.5%)
• Other race alone - 20 (0.08%)  

Population in.
Population in July 2009: 29,922. Population change since 2000: +28.9%
Males: 14,772 (49.4%)
Females: 15,150 (50.6%) 

Population change since 2000: +28.9%
Males: 14,772 (49.4%)
Females: 15,150 (50.6%) 

Median resident age: 33.1 years
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years 

Zip codes: 27330, 27331. 

Estimated median household income in 2008: $40,169 (it was $34,804 in 2000)
Sanford: $40,169
North Carolina: $46,549 

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $131,182 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
Sanford: $131,182
North Carolina: $154,500 

Mean prices in 2008
All housing units: $167,598
Detached houses: $173,459
Townhouses or other attached units: $213,820
In 2-unit structures: $225,417
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,669
Mobile homes: $32,535

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Sanford: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) 

Land area: 24.1 square miles.  

Population density: 1243 people per square mile (low). 

For population 25 years and over in Sanford
• High school or higher: 72.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes 

For population 15 years and over in Sanford city
• Never married: 28.9%
• Now married: 50.7%
• Separated: 3.8%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 9.4% 

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Sanford: 1.1% ($988)
North Carolina: 0.9% ($826) 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cary, NC (29.7 miles , pop. 94,536).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (38.1 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (382.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Broadway, NC (2.6 miles ), Cameron, NC (3.4 miles) , Goldston, NC (3.4 miles ), Vass, NC (4.0 miles ), Carthage, NC (4.1 miles ), Pittsboro, NC (4.1 miles ), Whispering Pines, NC (4.3 miles ), Lillington, NC (4.6 miles ). 

Number of grocery stores: 15
This county: 2.59 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 2.05 / 10,000 pop 

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Lee County: 0.52 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 0.92 / 10,000 pop 

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
This county: 5.53 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 4.75 / 10,000 pop 

Number of full-service restaurants: 35
Lee County: 6.05 / 10,000 pop
North Carolina: 7.57 / 10,000 pop 

Single-family new house construction building permits:
• 1997: 81 buildings, average cost: $91,500
• 1998: 92 buildings, average cost: $94,500
• 1999: 102 buildings, average cost: $98,800
• 2000: 121 buildings, average cost: $92,900
• 2001: 122 buildings, average cost: $104,500
• 2002: 122 buildings, average cost: $97,000
• 2003: 183 buildings, average cost: $94,800
• 2004: 210 buildings, average cost: $134,000
• 2005: 244 buildings, average cost: $124,000
• 2006: 220 buildings, average cost: $139,400
• 2007: 160 buildings, average cost: $147,300
• 2008: 112 buildings, average cost: $145,100
• 2009: 65 buildings, average cost: $157,800 

Latitude: 35.48 N, Longitude: 79.18 W 

Daytime population change due to commuting: +9,398 (+40.5%) 

Workers who live and work in this city: 6,044 (57.7%)
Area code: 919

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here: 11.2%
North Carolina: 10.1% 

Population change in the 1990s: +4,257 (+22.4%). 

Average climate in Sanford, North Carolina
 

Info from:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Sanford-North-Carolina.html