Sedalia vs Water Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Sedalia and Water Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Sedalia and Water Valley are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sedalia has the higher population (136 vs 112 in Water Valley). Since 2019, Water Valley's population has grown faster (-40.1% vs -68.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Sedalia	Water Valley
Population	136	112
Median age	33.1 yrs	28.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,714	—
Median home value	$119,700	—
Housing units	40	41
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sedalia	Water Valley
Population	433 → 136 (-68.6%)	187 → 112 (-40.1%)
Median household income	$45,703 → $70,714 (+54.7%)	$49,896 → $80,385 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $119,700 (+33.1%)	$69,400 → $128,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $1,063 (+66.6%)

Sedalia

Population

433136

Median household income

$45,703$70,714

Median home value

$89,900$119,700

Water Valley

Population

187112

Median household income

$49,896$80,385

Median home value

$69,400$128,800

Median gross rent

$638$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sedalia	Water Valley
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	25.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.6%	28.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.1%	37.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sedalia	Water Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sedalia	Water Valley
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	47.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sedalia	Water Valley
Drove alone	93.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sedalia	Water Valley
1-unit, detached	87.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sedalia	Water Valley
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	3.40	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1985	1974