Missouri · Census place 66440
Sedalia city, MO
Quick answer
Sedalia city has 21,869 residents, ranking #35 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $50,668, the median home is worth $136,500 and median gross rent runs $854 a month.
- Population
- 21,869Sedalia city residents
- Median household income
- $50,668Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $136,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $854Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sedalia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sedalia city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 58.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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