Albany vs Selma

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

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

Albany has the higher population (2,984 vs 833 in Selma). Selma has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $56,356 in Albany). Albany has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $99,800 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Selma
Population	2,984	833
Median age	50.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,356	$62,500
Median home value	$103,600	$99,800
Median gross rent	$669	$913
Housing units	1,446	336
Homeownership rate	81.9%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Selma
Population	2,094 → 2,984 (+42.5%)	890 → 833 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$50,032 → $56,356 (+12.6%)	$46,974 → $62,500 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $103,600 (+45.1%)	$81,700 → $99,800 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $669 (+2.5%)	$600 → $913 (+52.2%)

Albany

Population

2,0942,984

Median household income

$50,032$56,356

Median home value

$71,400$103,600

Median gross rent

$653$669

Selma

Population

890833

Median household income

$46,974$62,500

Median home value

$81,700$99,800

Median gross rent

$600$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Selma
Under 5	3.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	7.4%
75 and over	12.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Selma
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	49.8%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Selma
Drove alone	81.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	1.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Selma
1-unit, detached	83.9%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Selma
Poverty rate	7.7%	26.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1968	1963