Clayton vs Selma

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (28,043 vs 6,611 in Selma). Clayton has the higher median household income ($73,348 vs $37,440 in Selma). Clayton has the higher median home value ($292,400 vs $161,100 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Selma
Population	28,043	6,611
Median age	32.7 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,348	$37,440
Median home value	$292,400	$161,100
Median gross rent	$1,542	$824
Housing units	10,927	2,974
Homeownership rate	64.3%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Selma
Population	21,681 → 28,043 (+29.3%)	6,746 → 6,611 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$62,676 → $73,348 (+17.0%)	$27,676 → $37,440 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$192,900 → $292,400 (+51.6%)	$105,200 → $161,100 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,542 (+42.4%)	$820 → $824 (+0.5%)

Clayton

Population

21,68128,043

Median household income

$62,676$73,348

Median home value

$192,900$292,400

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,542

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)

	Clayton	Selma
Under 5	6.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	12.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	8.2%
75 and over	4.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	22.8%
Black or African American	27.0%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	1.8%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Selma
No high school diploma	5.3%	19.3%
High school graduate	25.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Selma
Drove alone	76.2%	85.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Selma
1-unit, detached	70.2%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	7.9%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Selma
Poverty rate	8.0%	27.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	2006	1968