Sedalia vs Whitsett

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

Sedalia and Whitsett are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sedalia has the higher population (680 vs 592 in Whitsett). Sedalia has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $66,625 in Whitsett). Whitsett has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $172,400 in Sedalia).

Population, income & housing

	Sedalia	Whitsett
Population	680	592
Median age	55.6 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$66,625
Median home value	$172,400	$201,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,577
Housing units	298	436
Homeownership rate	99.3%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sedalia	Whitsett
Population	501 → 680 (+35.7%)	732 → 592 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$52,578 → $78,750 (+49.8%)	$58,750 → $66,625 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $172,400 (+17.4%)	$183,900 → $201,800 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $956 (+9.9%)	$783 → $1,577 (+101.4%)

Sedalia

Population

501680

Median household income

$52,578$78,750

Median home value

$146,900$172,400

Median gross rent

$870$956

Whitsett

Population

732592

Median household income

$58,750$66,625

Median home value

$183,900$201,800

Median gross rent

$783$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sedalia	Whitsett
Under 5	1.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	6.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	3.0%
25 to 34	8.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	23.2%	22.1%
65 to 74	16.2%	17.2%
75 and over	13.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sedalia	Whitsett
White (non-Hispanic)	10.4%	84.8%
Black or African American	76.9%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sedalia	Whitsett
No high school diploma	13.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	42.2%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sedalia	Whitsett
Drove alone	85.5%	93.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sedalia	Whitsett
1-unit, detached	97.7%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	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	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Sedalia	Whitsett
Poverty rate	9.1%	3.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1985	1986