The overall crime rate in Sedalia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sedalia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sedalia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sedalia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sedalia may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sedalia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.34 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Sedalia is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sedalia is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Sedalia has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Sedalia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Sedalia ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sedalia in 2022 was $58,031, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,124 for a family of four.
The people who call Sedalia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sedalia residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Sedalia include German, Scottish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Sedalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
