Reedley vs Selma

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

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

Reedley has the higher population (25,446 vs 24,586 in Selma). Reedley has the higher median household income ($62,923 vs $55,839 in Selma). Reedley has the higher median home value ($311,700 vs $288,700 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Reedley	Selma
Population	25,446	24,586
Median age	32.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,923	$55,839
Median home value	$311,700	$288,700
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,202
Housing units	7,465	7,985
Homeownership rate	54.8%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reedley	Selma
Population	25,591 → 25,446 (-0.6%)	24,675 → 24,586 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$46,490 → $62,923 (+35.3%)	$40,815 → $55,839 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$207,500 → $311,700 (+50.2%)	$186,300 → $288,700 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,198 (+24.8%)	$899 → $1,202 (+33.7%)

Reedley

Population

25,59125,446

Median household income

$46,490$62,923

Median home value

$207,500$311,700

Median gross rent

$960$1,198

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)

	Reedley	Selma
Under 5	8.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.0%
75 and over	4.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reedley	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	11.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.7%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	80.7%	82.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reedley	Selma
No high school diploma	32.9%	28.3%
High school graduate	21.2%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reedley	Selma
Drove alone	74.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	16.9%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.7%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reedley	Selma
1-unit, detached	69.3%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Reedley	Selma
Poverty rate	19.7%	19.8%
Average household size	3.48	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1983	1979