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%).

Another important characteristic of Selma is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Being a small city, Selma does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Selma Information and Demographics

In Selma, just 8.04% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Selma's cultural character, accounting for 24.26% of the city's population.

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