The overall crime rate in Sedalia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sedalia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sedalia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sedalia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sedalia may be for you.
One of the benefits of Sedalia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.34 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Sedalia is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sedalia is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Sedalia has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Sedalia is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Sedalia ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Sedalia in 2022 was $58,031, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,124 for a family of four.
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. Important ancestries of people in Sedalia include German, Scottish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Sedalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
