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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:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

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
6,601

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
26.0%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
6.0%
Over 65 Years:
12.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

 
Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
78.4%
78.4%
11.5%
11.5%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

 

Per capita Income

Selma
USA
$14,794
$14,794
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

Selma
USA
$23,161
$23,161
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
35.3%

Employment Industries in Selma

 
Retail
Construction
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Public Service
Education
Administration
Other
Finance
Information Technology
22.4%
22.4%
16.2%
16.2%
16.0%
16.0%
10.3%
10.3%
8.7%
8.7%
6.6%
6.6%
4.1%
4.1%
3.2%
3.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0.0% 100.0%
% 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
49.3%
49.3%
32.9%
32.9%
16.9%
16.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

Ancestry (Top 20)

English
German
Scots-Irish
Other Subsaharan African
Jamaican
Hungarian
French
Canadian
Irish
Portuguese
Scottish
Czech
Swiss
Dutch
African
Pennsylvania German
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
French
Scandinavian languages
Arabic
Greek
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
69.5%
69.5%
29.3%
29.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born Selma Residents:
13.5%