Demographics of Sedalia city, Missouri

Sedalia city, Missouri had 22,621 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +880 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sedalia city, in four figures

22,621
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,003 ±36.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +880 people.; 37.3 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,990 ±$3,718
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sedalia city, Missouri's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sedalia city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sedalia city, Missouri's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sedalia city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,741	100.0	100.0
2021	21,848	100.5	100.2
2022	21,951	101.0	100.7
2023	22,116	101.7	101.6
2024	22,354	102.8	102.5
2025	22,621	104.0	103.1

Population of Sedalia city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,741	—
2021	21,848	+107
2022	21,951	+103
2023	22,116	+165
2024	22,354	+238
2025	22,621	+267

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.0: for men 35.7 ±1.7 and for women 39.8 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sedalia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,605 ±201	7.3% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,614 ±348	16.4% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,203 ±265	10.0% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,783 ±408	26.3% ±1.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,060 ±411	23.0% ±1.9	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,738 ±334	17.0% ±1.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,990 ±$3,718, and income per person $27,726 ±$2,224, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sedalia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,169 ±288	23.2% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,421 ±342	25.9% ±3.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,965 ±266	21.0% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,095 ±203	11.7% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,103 ±220	11.8% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	416 ±145	4.4% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 to 304	0.9% to 3.2%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sedalia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,177 ±600	19.4% ±2.8	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,250 ±267	24.1% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,078 ±347	18.4% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	849 ±180	16.9% ±3.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sedalia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sedalia city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	10,203 ±239	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±1.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.0	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.6% ±3.6	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.4% ±3.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,000 ±$8,750	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$877 ±$36	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sedalia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,314 ±227	15.1% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,249 ±301	73.8% ±1.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	871 ±140	4.0% ±0.6	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	87 to 349	0.4% to 1.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,239 ±198	5.6% ±0.9	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sedalia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	15,128 ±543	68.8% ±2.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,887 ±435	22.2% ±2.0	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	312 ±151	1.4% ±0.7	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,676 ±425	7.6% ±1.9	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	619 ±181	2.8% ±0.8	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,057 ±407	4.8% ±1.8	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sedalia city among the places of Missouri

34th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Sedalia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Belton city	25,008 ±59
Nixa city	24,836 ±32
Raymore city	24,526 ±35
Webster Groves city	23,712 ±27
Ozark city	22,417 ±31
Sedalia city	22,003 ±36
Arnold city	20,956 ±52
Old Jamestown CDP	20,651 ±1,626
Rolla city	20,287 ±43
Republic city	19,829 ±181
Warrensburg city	19,582 ±39

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 5 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 32 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 67 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 75 Places in Missouri by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026