Selma vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Selma and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Selma and Wilson's Mills 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 2,652 in Wilson's Mills). Wilson's Mills has the higher median household income ($61,677 vs $37,440 in Selma). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $161,100 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
Population	6,611	2,652
Median age	33.6 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,440	$61,677
Median home value	$161,100	$228,700
Median gross rent	$824	$874
Housing units	2,974	807
Homeownership rate	43.6%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
Population	6,746 → 6,611 (-2.0%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$27,676 → $37,440 (+35.3%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$105,200 → $161,100 (+53.1%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $824 (+0.5%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Selma

Population

6,7466,611

Median household income

$27,676$37,440

Median home value

$105,200$161,100

Median gross rent

$820$824

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	5.6%	12.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	24.8%
18 to 24	12.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	8.7%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	3.6%
75 and over	6.1%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	40.2%
Black or African American	42.4%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	19.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	25.6%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	85.4%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	60.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Selma	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	27.1%	33.6%
Average household size	2.45	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1968	1997