One of the benefits of Selah is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.26 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Selah doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Selah are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.85% of adults in Selah having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
