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Selma, CA
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Living in Selma



Selma is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 24,430 people and six associated neighborhoods, Selma is the 291st largest community in California.

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.

In Selma, just 11.41% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Selma in 2018 was $21,714, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,856 for a family of four. However, Selma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Selma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Selma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Selma, accounting for 83.98% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Selma residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Selma include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

In addition, Selma has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.07%).

The most common language spoken in Selma is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.