Sedan - Cedar Vale is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 3,415 people and just one neighborhood, Sedan - Cedar Vale is the 111th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Sedan - Cedar Vale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sedan - Cedar Vale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sedan - Cedar Vale is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Sedan - Cedar Vale who work in teaching (13.58%), healthcare suport services (11.09%), and office and administrative support (8.83%).
Overall, Sedan - Cedar Vale’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
As is often the case in a small town, Sedan - Cedar Vale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Sedan - Cedar Vale with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.22% of adults in Sedan - Cedar Vale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sedan - Cedar Vale in 2022 was $28,267, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,068 for a family of four. However, Sedan - Cedar Vale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sedan - Cedar Vale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sedan - Cedar Vale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sedan - Cedar Vale residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sedan - Cedar Vale include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Sedan - Cedar Vale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 33.3%, which is higher than 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 2.3% have Danish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sedan - Cedar Vale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 34.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 14.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Sedan - Cedar Vale, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report English roots (8.9%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.7%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.