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Selma, NC
Demographic Data




Selma Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Selma Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,012

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
21.2%
18 - 24:
12.6%
25 - 34:
13.6%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
8.7%
Over 65 Years:
14.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.7%
2.7%
80.7%
80.7%
12.5%
12.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Selma
USA
$21,257
$21,257
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Selma
USA
$37,440
$37,440
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

27.1%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Construction
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Administration
Information Technology
23.8%
23.8%
15.4%
15.4%
15.2%
15.2%
14.8%
14.8%
5.7%
5.7%
4.9%
4.9%
4.4%
4.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.4%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
42.4%
42.4%
30.4%
30.4%
22.8%
22.8%
3.4%
3.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
African
Dutch
Jamaican
Scots-Irish
Scottish
French
Italian
Nigerian
Swiss
Czech
Russian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
3.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Scandinavian languages
Greek
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
73.0%
73.0%
26.8%
26.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Selma Residents

12.7%


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