Broome County > Sanford (town)
Population trend for Sanford
03,0001990: 2,5762,57619902000: 2,4772,47720002010: 2,4072,40720102020: 2,2392,23920202023: 2,1292,1292023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Sanford is a town in Broome County, in the Southern Tier region.

2023 Median income for Broome County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Broome County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 498%.

232 135 39 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Sanford
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Sanford
Married-couple families: 564 (84.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 26 (3.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 76 (11.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 247 (89.2%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 30 (10.8%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Sanford

Pct 5 and under 38% Pct 6 to 17 31% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 9%

The overall poverty rate in Sanford is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Sanford lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,940 (91.3%) Same county (different house): 48 (2.3%) Different NY county: 115 (5.4%) Different state: 22 (1%) 2,125 current residents Same house: 1,940 (91.3%) Same house Different NY county: 115 (5.4%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 48 (2.3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 22 (1%) Different state
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Sanford residents
40.6 46.2 52 52.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau