Sedalia is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 177 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sedalia is the 237th largest community in Colorado. Sedalia has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns. Sedalia home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Sedalia real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sedalia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.44% of the Sedalia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sedalia is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sedalia who work in sales jobs (55.56%), office and administrative support (0.00%), and personal care services (0.00%). Sedalia’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sedalia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 7.50 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Sedalia is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Sedalia isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small town, Sedalia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Sedalia ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. 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 Scottish, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Sedalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
