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Sedalia, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 20,339. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,430 (+0.4% change)
Males: 9,635 (47.4%), Females: 10,704 (52.6%)

Pettis County

Zip codes: 65301.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $28,641
Median house value: $59,600

Population by Race

Races in Sedalia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Black (5.0%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.6%), United States (11.6%), Irish (9.8%), English (9.2%), French (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Elevation: 919 feet

Land area: 12.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sedalia

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sedalia city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

3.4% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +469 (+2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sedalia:

  • BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (601 E 14TH ST PO BOX 1706)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sedalia:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sedalia:

  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 65 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 71 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 76 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sedalia:

  • SEDALIA MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; SEDALIA, MO; Abbreviation: DMO)
  • WHITEMAN AFB (about 21 miles; KNOB NOSTER, MO; Abbreviation: SZL)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 22 miles; LINCOLN, MO; Abbreviation: 0R2)

Amtrak station:
SEDALIA (PACIFIC & OSAGE STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Sedalia:

  • STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,944; Location: 3201 W 16TH; Public; Website: sfcc.cc.mo.us)
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN INC (Full-time enrollment: 32; Location: 1400 S LIMIT; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sedalia:

  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 80 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 80 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 95 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)

Schools

Public high school in Sedalia:

  • SMITH-COTTON HIGH (Students: 1,283; Location: 312 E BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Sedalia:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY – HIGH (Students: 424; Location: 416 W. THIRD ST.; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Sedalia:

  • SEDALIA MIDDLE (Students: 1,002; Location: 2205 S INGRAM; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HEBER HUNT ELEM. (Students: 459; Location: 600 S WARREN; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SKYLINE ELEM. (Students: 447; Location: 2505 W 32ND ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PARKVIEW ELEM. (Students: 412; Location: 1901 S NEW YORK; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HORACE MANN ELEM. (Students: 365; Location: 1100 W 16TH; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. (Students: 284; Location: 600 E 14TH ST; Grades: PK – PK)
  • WASHINGTON ELEM. (Students: 263; Location: 610 S ENGINEER; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PETTIS CO. ELEM. (Students: 186; Location: 22675 DEPOT RD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • E W THOMPSON STATE SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location: 1520 THOMPSON BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • COUNTY JUVENILE CTR. (Location: 312 E BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Sedalia:

  • ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 107; Location: 701 SOUTH MASSACHUSETTS; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Sedalia:

  • BOONSLICK REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $902,965; Location: 219 WEST THIRD STREET; 147,304 books; 4,585 audio materials; 3,471 video materials; 220 serial subscriptions)
  • SEDALIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $405,096; Location: 311 W. THIRD ST.; 62,632 books; 1,058 audio materials; 1,621 video materials; 142 serial subscriptions)

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