South Triangle News

33 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sanford in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 29,758.

81.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,472	18.5
Regular high school diploma	4,073	21.6
GED or alternative credential	1,043	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,079	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,946	15.7
Associate's degree	2,203	11.7
Bachelor's degree	2,877	15.3
Master's degree	854	4.5
Professional school degree	90	0.5
Doctorate degree	178	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.