Census tracts · Sanford, NC

Census tracts in Sanford, North Carolina

7 census tracts lie mostly within Sanford, and 7 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $28,801 in Tract 303 to $103,750 in Tract 301.02, against $57,586 for Sanford as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Sanford earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Sanford and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Sanford

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Sanford.

Census tracts in or partly in Sanford, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Sanford (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 302371050302000.5 mi southeastLee County3,610±652$34,196$92,300$973100%
Tract 303371050303001.7 mi southLee County2,965±591$28,801$110,000$78899%
Tract 301.01371050301011.3 mi southwestLee County4,462±595$52,878$176,300$1,04297%
Tract 301.02371050301022.1 mi westLee County5,857±583$103,750$297,400$1,12793%
Tract 304.02371050304023.4 mi southLee County7,758±788$55,089$232,300$98071%
Tract 305.06371050305065.9 mi southeastLee County2,264±620$78,234$231,000$1,53563%
Tract 304.01371050304012.5 mi eastLee County4,426±711$51,333$195,400$1,08052%
Tract 306.01371050306014.2 mi northwestLee County3,781±495$98,333$301,500$1,41942%
Tract 307.03371050307036.7 mi northLee County1,677±225$55,882$222,000not published25%
Tract 305.07371050305076.3 mi southeastLee County3,777±451$87,212$296,300$1,30923%
Tract 307.04371050307045.7 mi northeastLee County3,169±500$62,807$220,100$1,11421%
Tract 306.02371050306027.2 mi southwestLee County5,676±638$65,361$288,000$1,0919%
Tract 305.02371050305025.4 mi southLee County2,378±380$91,194$170,500$8758%
Tract 307.02371050307026.9 mi eastLee County5,747±721$73,618$229,000$9585%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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