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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of South Sanford is $25,874, which is about the same as the state average of $26,464 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. South Sanford median household income is $55,971, which has grown by 36.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.05% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Sanford residents spend 28.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #44

South Sanford, ME	25,874 USD
Maine	26,464 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	29,539 USD
Maine	27,361 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	34,524 USD
Maine	32,327 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	24,178 USD
Maine	23,116 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #24

South Sanford, ME	55,971 USD
Maine	48,219 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	63,858 USD
Maine	62,392 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

South Sanford, ME	36.85%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Sanford, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.65%	$3,283, see rank	25.60%	$13,129	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	31.74%	$14,379, see rank	32.86%	$15,842	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.59%	$5,987, see rank	4.93%	$3,064	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	17.05%	$22,538, see rank	18.88%	$19,974	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	57,487 USD
Maine	60,408 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Sanford, ME	70,655 USD
Maine	74,550 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$55,837, see rank	$48,706	$56,203
Hispanic	$32,969, see rank	$37,347	$41,994
Asian	$125,750, see rank	$50,154	$71,709

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$60,375, see rank	$27,013	$25,955
25 to 44	$66,583, see rank	$53,607	$58,073
45 to 64	$58,750, see rank	$58,329	$64,486
65 or over	$34,438, see rank	$31,787	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,582, see rank	1,089,755	243,810,053
Male¹	1,795, 50.11%, see rank	48.40%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,323, 73.70%, see rank	68.91%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.33%, see rank	0.43%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,317, 73.37%, see rank	68.48%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,186, 90.05%, see rank	91.52%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	131, 9.95%, see rank	8.48%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	472, 26.30%, see rank	31.09%	29.80%
Female¹	1,787, 49.89%, see rank	51.60%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	993, 55.57%, see rank	60.95%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	993, 55.57%, see rank	60.91%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	942, 94.86%, see rank	93.67%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	51, 5.14%, see rank	6.33%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	794, 44.43%, see rank	39.05%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,062, 100%	637,261	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,757, 85.21%, see rank	78.26%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	161, 7.81%, see rank	10.18%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	4.98%
Walked	69, 3.35%, see rank	4.05%	2.82%
Other Means	5, 0.24%, see rank	1.64%	1.76%
Worked at Home	70, 3.39%, see rank	5.25%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Sanford, ME	28.7 minutes
Maine	22.9 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,128	651,335	141,996,548
Male¹	1,186, 55.73%, see rank	50.74%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	211, 17.79%, see rank	29.49%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	202, 17.03%, see rank	13.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	201, 16.95%, see rank	17.29%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	105, 8.85%, see rank	11.69%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	369, 31.11%, see rank	18.52%	17.87%
Female¹	942, 44.27%, see rank	49.26%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	390, 41.40%, see rank	39.82%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	162, 17.20%, see rank	22.62%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	304, 32.27%, see rank	31.83%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	76, 8.07%, see rank	4.77%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Sanford, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,128, 100%	651,335	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.39%	1.90%
Construction	142, 6.67%, see rank	7.23%	6.49%
Manufacturing	408, 19.17%, see rank	9.53%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	33, 1.55%, see rank	2.45%	2.83%
Retail Trade	266, 12.50%, see rank	13.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	92, 4.32%, see rank	4.03%	5.00%
Information	54, 2.54%, see rank	1.89%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	107, 5.03%, see rank	6.17%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	150, 7.05%, see rank	8.61%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	394, 18.52%, see rank	26.83%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	297, 13.96%, see rank	8.44%	9.18%
Public Administration	96, 4.51%, see rank	4.23%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	89, 4.18%, see rank	4.47%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Sanford, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	411	9.41%, see rank	13.27%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	83	7.40%, see rank	8.89%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.