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Sedalia, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Sedalia is a Census city of 22,003 people across 15.03 square miles of land, in Pettis County. Median household income is $50,990, 56.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sedalia
What Sedalia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.03 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,464
- County holding the largest share of its areaPettis County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sedalia
- Population22,003
- Median age37.3
- Population under 185,219
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,738
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households9,363
- Family households5,284
- Share of households that are families56.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sedalia
- Median household income$50,990
- Per capita income$27,726
- Civilian labor force10,973
- Employed10,404
- Unemployed569 plus or minus 194
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over14,581
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sedalia
- Housing units10,203
- Occupied units9,363
- Vacant units840 plus or minus 203
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied5,297
- Renter occupied4,066
- Ownership rate56.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$877
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units7,732
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,337
- Share in buildings of two or more22.9 percent
- Mobile homes125 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sedalia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,780
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,907
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,299 plus or minus 262
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.3 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled15.3 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sedalia (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$28,239,300
- Average approval$973,769
- Median approval$411,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,302,080
- Largest approval$3,752,000
- Jobs supported410
- Jobs per approval14.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.9 percent
- Share to franchises20.7 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sedalia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sedalia (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,898,000
- Average approval$985,429
- Median approval$478,000
- Largest approval$2,621,000
- Jobs supported112
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sedalia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sedalia
- NFIP communityCity of Sedalia
- NFIP community number290283
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/30/23
The City of Sedalia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290283 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pettis County, not Sedalia
Pettis County context, not Sedalia figures
- Establishments in Pettis County1,004
- Covered employment, Pettis County19,456
- Average annual pay, Pettis County$48,616
- Housing units permitted, Pettis County99
Every figure in this section is published for Pettis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sedalia.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sedalia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sedalia, Missouri?
22,003, in 9,363 households. Sedalia city covers 15.03 square miles of land, which is 1,464 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sedalia in?
Pettis County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sedalia?
$50,990. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,000. Median gross rent is $877 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sedalia businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $28.2 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $411,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $6.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sedalia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sedalia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sedalia. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sedalia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sedalia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sedalia, city of, community 290283, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sedalia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pettis County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sedalia.
Is zoning published for Sedalia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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