Selma

Population: 17,442
Median household income: $32,184
Median home value: $102,500

Selma is a community in Dallas County, Alabama, home to 17,442 residents. Its median household income of $32,184 runs below the Dallas County figure of $36,810.

From 2019 to 2023, Selma's population declined 4.6% from 18,276 to 17,442, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $87,300 to $102,500.

The median gross rent is $723. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,442
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $32,184
Median home value: $102,500
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 9,449
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,27617,442

Median household income

$27,030$32,184

Median home value

$87,300$102,500

Median gross rent

$612$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,276	$27,030	$87,300	$612
2020	17,762	$26,581	$90,500	$645
2021	18,429	$29,656	$86,800	$644
2022	17,875	$31,084	$92,700	$679
2023	17,442	$32,184	$102,500	$723

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,338	7.7%
5 to 17	2,741	15.7%
18 to 24	1,565	9.0%
25 to 34	2,018	11.6%
35 to 44	1,958	11.2%
45 to 54	1,887	10.8%
55 to 64	2,475	14.2%
65 to 74	2,041	11.7%
75 and over	1,419	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,788	16.0%
Black or African American	14,122	81.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90	0.5%
Asian	210	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	84	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	127	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,381	11.7%
High school graduate	4,132	35.0%
Some college or associate's	4,038	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,356	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	891	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,026	81.8%
Carpooled	599	9.7%
Public transit	46	0.7%
Walked	130	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	316	5.1%
Other means	27	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,799	30.9%
15 to 29 min	2,292	39.3%
30 to 44 min	862	14.8%
45 to 59 min	322	5.5%
60+ min	553	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 28.3% (4,815 of 17,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,917	50.2%
Nonfamily households	3,879	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,796	82.5%
Vacant	1,653	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,591	46.1%
Renter-occupied	4,205	53.9%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units24.8%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,030	63.8%
1-unit, attached	83	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2,344	24.8%
5 to 19 units	634	6.7%
20 or more units	256	2.7%
Mobile home & other	102	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0169120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 32.4170, -87.0357