Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Selah spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.26 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Selah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Selah overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Selah, 24.85% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Selah in 2018 was $34,722, which is middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,888 for a family of four. However, Selah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Selah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Selah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Selah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selah include German, Irish, English, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Selah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
