Selma is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,721 people and two associated neighborhoods, Selma is the 234th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Selma, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Selma, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Selma’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Selma does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,692.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Selma. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Selma has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Selma telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.69% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Selma is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Selma ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Selma, 41.39% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Selma in 2018 was $39,043, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,172 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. The greatest number of Selma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Selma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selma include German, Irish, English, European, and French.

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