Kerman vs Selma

A side-by-side comparison of Kerman and Selma: population, income, housing, and more.

Kerman and Selma are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Selma has the higher population (24,586 vs 16,492 in Kerman). Kerman has the higher median household income ($57,556 vs $55,839 in Selma). Kerman has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $288,700 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Kerman	Selma
Population	16,492	24,586
Median age	29.9 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,556	$55,839
Median home value	$331,500	$288,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,202
Housing units	4,921	7,985
Homeownership rate	50.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerman	Selma
Population	14,816 → 16,492 (+11.3%)	24,675 → 24,586 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$46,449 → $57,556 (+23.9%)	$40,815 → $55,839 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $331,500 (+47.7%)	$186,300 → $288,700 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)	$899 → $1,202 (+33.7%)

Kerman

Population

14,81616,492

Median household income

$46,449$57,556

Median home value

$224,500$331,500

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Selma

Population

24,67524,586

Median household income

$40,815$55,839

Median home value

$186,300$288,700

Median gross rent

$899$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerman	Selma
Under 5	7.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.0%
75 and over	2.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerman	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	11.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	82.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerman	Selma
No high school diploma	39.7%	28.3%
High school graduate	21.0%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerman	Selma
Drove alone	81.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.7%
Worked from home	3.9%	3.5%
Other means	2.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerman	Selma
1-unit, detached	70.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Kerman	Selma
Poverty rate	25.3%	19.8%
Average household size	3.44	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1993	1979