Sedalia is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 682 people and just one neighborhood, Sedalia is the 449th largest community in North Carolina.
Sedalia real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Sedalia house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Sedalia is a blue-collar town, with 39.44% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Sedalia is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sedalia who work in office and administrative support (13.55%), food service (9.16%), and management occupations (5.58%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sedalia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sedalia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Sedalia, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.90 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Sedalia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Sedalia citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.37% of adults 25 and older in Sedalia have a college degree.
The per capita income in Sedalia in 2022 was $33,583, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,332 for a family of four. However, Sedalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sedalia is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Sedalia include Scottish, Italian, Albanian, African, and English.
The most common language spoken in Sedalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Sedalia, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 15.5% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sedalia are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 29.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.4%), and 18.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Sedalia, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (9.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (5.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (59.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (69.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (18.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.