Sedalia

Population: 21,869
Median household income: $50,668
Median home value: $136,500

Sedalia, a community in Pettis County, Missouri, has 21,869 residents. At $50,668, its median household income sits below Pettis County's $60,232.

From 2019 to 2023, Sedalia's population grew 1.1% from 21,633 to 21,869, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $90,500 to $136,500.

The median gross rent is $854. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,869
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,668
Median home value: $136,500
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 9,951
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,63321,869

Median household income

$39,804$50,668

Median home value

$90,500$136,500

Median gross rent

$704$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,633	$39,804	$90,500	$704
2020	21,634	$42,152	$99,900	$716
2021	21,696	$44,487	$106,000	$762
2022	21,767	$48,518	$127,200	$825
2023	21,869	$50,668	$136,500	$854

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,744	8.0%
5 to 17	3,738	17.1%
18 to 24	2,154	9.8%
25 to 34	2,983	13.6%
35 to 44	2,825	12.9%
45 to 54	2,316	10.6%
55 to 64	2,423	11.1%
65 to 74	1,953	8.9%
75 and over	1,733	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,229	74.2%
Black or African American	798	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	225	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	63	0.3%
Two or more races	1,170	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,350	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,174	15.3%
High school graduate	5,106	35.9%
Some college or associate's	4,532	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,511	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	910	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,919	77.8%
Carpooled	1,319	13.0%
Public transit	18	0.2%
Walked	146	1.4%
Bicycle	47	0.5%
Worked from home	459	4.5%
Other means	269	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,550	57.1%
15 to 29 min	2,687	27.6%
30 to 44 min	887	9.1%
45 to 59 min	238	2.4%
60+ min	356	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 17.2% (3,674 of 21,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,112	56.3%
Nonfamily households	3,960	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,072	91.2%
Vacant	879	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,283	58.2%
Renter-occupied	3,789	41.8%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,355	73.9%
1-unit, attached	233	2.3%
2 to 4 units	785	7.9%
5 to 19 units	904	9.1%
20 or more units	541	5.4%
Mobile home & other	133	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2966440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.7052, -93.2358