Sedona is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 9,790 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sedona is the 55th largest community in Arizona.
Sedona home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Sedona real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Sedona is also a city of artists. Sedona has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sedona’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Sedona telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.91% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Sedona 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. Sedona has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sedona than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sedona may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Sedona doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sedona, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sedona is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.53% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Sedona in 2018 was $49,801, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,204 for a family of four. However, Sedona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sedona is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sedona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sedona residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sedona also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sedona include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
Sedona also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.27%.
The most common language spoken in Sedona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.