COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sedalia vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Sedalia, MO
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, MI
Sedalia and Big Rapids are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sedalia has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
SEDALIABIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population44,25442,320+5% vs Big Rapids
Population density6576−11
Population growth1.8%-7.2%+9.1 pts
Median age38.240.0−1.8
Male50.4%50.2%+0.2 pts
Female49.6%49.8%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born7.2%2.0%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.1%89.6%−7.5 pts
Black2.5%2.1%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.9%3.0%+7.0 pts
Asian0.7%0.7%−0.0 pts
Other4.9%4.6%+0.3 pts
Median household income$60,430$60,951−$521
Per capita income$30,640$29,951+$689
Poverty rate15.6%19.9%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.416+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%22.5%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree7.3%7.7%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.0%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation62.1%54.4%+7.7 pts
Median home value$166,300$178,900−$12,600
Median gross rent$885$934−$49
Owner-occupied69.1%76.9%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%21.0%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%45.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute18.723.7−5.0
Worked from home7.0%8.7%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured12.6%7.8%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025