Selma is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,350 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Selma is the 319th largest community in California.

When you are in Selma, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.9% of Selma's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Selma is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Selma who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.33%), sales jobs (11.31%), and teaching (5.75%).

In addition, many people in Selma have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Selma is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Selma Information and Demographics

The citizens of Selma have a very low rate of college education: just 8.04% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Selma in 2000 was $12,834, which is lower middle income relative to California, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $51,336 for a family of four.

Selma is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Selma home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Selma, accounting for 70.73% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Selma is Asian, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Selma include English and German.

In addition, Selma has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.26%).

The most common language spoken in Selma is Spanish. Some people also speak English.