Archer Lodge vs Selma

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

Archer Lodge and Selma are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Selma has the higher population (6,611 vs 5,036 in Archer Lodge). Archer Lodge has the higher median household income ($98,170 vs $37,440 in Selma). Archer Lodge has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $161,100 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Archer Lodge	Selma
Population	5,036	6,611
Median age	42.7 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$98,170	$37,440
Median home value	$285,600	$161,100
Median gross rent	$1,308	$824
Housing units	1,827	2,974
Homeownership rate	84.2%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer Lodge	Selma
Population	4,902 → 5,036 (+2.7%)	6,746 → 6,611 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$66,103 → $98,170 (+48.5%)	$27,676 → $37,440 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$183,000 → $285,600 (+56.1%)	$105,200 → $161,100 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,308 (+64.1%)	$820 → $824 (+0.5%)

Archer Lodge

Population

4,9025,036

Median household income

$66,103$98,170

Median home value

$183,000$285,600

Median gross rent

$797$1,308

Selma

Population

6,7466,611

Median household income

$27,676$37,440

Median home value

$105,200$161,100

Median gross rent

$820$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer Lodge	Selma
Under 5	7.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	21.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	17.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.2%
75 and over	5.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer Lodge	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	22.8%
Black or African American	6.1%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.3%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer Lodge	Selma
No high school diploma	10.9%	19.3%
High school graduate	16.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer Lodge	Selma
Drove alone	64.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	15.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer Lodge	Selma
1-unit, detached	85.7%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Archer Lodge	Selma
Poverty rate	13.8%	27.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1996	1968