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Sedalia, MO

22,003 Population
15 square miles 1,463.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 38.2 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,726 ±$2,224 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: $30,640 ±$1,385
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,990 ±$3,718 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: $60,430 ±$3,404
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.4% ±2.8% (4,177  ±600) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 15.6% † 6,649 (±1.9% / ±803)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.7 minutes ±1.1 (153,725  ±14,008) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 18.7 343,970 (±0.7 / ±17,433)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,363 ±278 Number of households
  • the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 16,996 ±294
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (21,436  ±31) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 2.5 42,448 (±0 / ±18)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±2.3% (319  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 6.9% † 657 (±1.9% / ±178)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,203 ±239 Number of housing units
  • the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 18,673 ±32
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,000 ±$8,750 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: $166,300 ±$6,260
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.1% ±3% (3,491  ±649.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 11.3% † 4,850 (±1.8% / ±787.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86% ±4.5% (12,541  ±689) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 87.6% 25,287 (±3.4% / ±979.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.3% ±2% (2,383  ±299.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 18.4% 5,316 (±1.7% / ±486.8)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.6% ±1.9% (1,676  ±425) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 7.2% 3,135
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.5% ±1.3% (1,592  ±224) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sedalia, MO Micro Area: 9.1% 2,937 (±0.9% / ±277)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,592 Total veterans ±224 1,493 Male ±210 99 Female ±62

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