Sedona is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 9,819 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.
Also of interest is that Sedona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
If knowledge is power, Sedona is a pretty powerful place. 50.97% of the adults in Sedona have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Sedona in 2022 was $54,925, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,700 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 19.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sedona include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
In addition, Sedona has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.20%).
The most common language spoken in Sedona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.