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 17.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Sedalia rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.99% of adults 25 and older in Sedalia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Sedalia in 2022 was $27,891, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,564 for a family of four. However, Sedalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sedalia is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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, followed by Black or African-American. Sedalia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sedalia include German, Irish, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Sedalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
