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Population and households in Sedalia
Household size in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.34 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.38 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.56 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.22 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Sedalia run a little small, averaging 2.56 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Still, the typical household here is bigger than in the wider Greensboro area, where it has 2.46 people. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.34, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.7 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.1 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.0 | 39.9 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.9 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.3 | +2.1 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Sedalia skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.9, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 13.1% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.0% | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 13.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 12.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Sedalia: 6.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sedalia
Renters in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.7% | 33.8% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.9% | 36.0% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 36.2% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.3 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.4% of households in Sedalia rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 42.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 1.5% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 1.5% of homes in Sedalia are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1992 | 1980 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1995 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1982 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1983 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +3 | +7 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Sedalia is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $841 | $740 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $920 | $804 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,185 | $888 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,113 | $1,154 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$273 | +$414 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Sedalia pays $1,113 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The Greensboro area as a whole looks much the same. Rent takes 20.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sedalia
Bachelor's degrees in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.3% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 36.4% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 41.3% | 29.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 40.0% | 32.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +12.7 pts | +6.5 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
About four in ten adults 25 and older in Sedalia (40.0%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.7% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.4% | 85.3% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.2% | 86.8% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.4% | 89.0% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Sedalia is above the national rate: 93.4% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sedalia
| Period | Sedalia | Greensboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.6% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.0% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.8% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | −4.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sedalia has been low: just 1.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sedalia compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedalia | 2.56 | 47.9 | 6.2% | 10.4% | 1.5% | 1988 | $1,113 | 40.0% | 93.4% | 1.8% |
| Whitsett | 2.60 | 40.3 | 11.1% | 23.7% | 9.9% | 2003 | $1,064 | 40.3% | 90.4% | 2.5% |
| McLeansville | 2.66 | 42.0 | 12.3% | 14.0% | 7.1% | 1998 | $1,239 | 30.3% | 92.4% | 4.1% |
| Gibsonville | 2.58 | 43.7 | 8.9% | 20.9% | 8.6% | 1996 | $1,360 | 32.8% | 94.3% | 3.9% |
| Elon | 2.67 | 33.7 | 4.0% | 25.6% | 17.1% | 1995 | $1,473 | 48.2% | 87.9% | 4.5% |
| Ossipee | 2.49 | 38.3 | 23.0% | 22.9% | 18.6% | 1978 | $780 | 16.6% | 93.5% | 7.7% |
| Alamance | 2.83 | 40.1 | 3.2% | 17.4% | 3.9% | 1985 | $1,114 | 31.1% | 92.8% | 0.1% |
| Julian | 2.57 | 43.4 | 4.7% | 13.8% | 6.6% | 1983 | $882 | 22.4% | 94.3% | 6.9% |
| Glen Raven | 2.64 | 31.4 | 15.1% | 38.2% | 11.2% | 1982 | $929 | 21.4% | 83.3% | 4.0% |
| Elon College | 2.50 | 41.1 | 14.7% | 18.4% | 14.7% | 1991 | $935 | 25.6% | 92.8% | 4.3% |
| Burlington | 2.50 | 39.5 | 14.7% | 41.5% | 9.1% | 1979 | $1,096 | 26.9% | 86.9% | 5.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sedalia. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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