Bethel Springs vs Selmer

A side-by-side comparison of Bethel Springs and Selmer: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethel Springs and Selmer are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Selmer has the higher population (4,456 vs 746 in Bethel Springs). Selmer has the higher median household income ($48,092 vs $40,592 in Bethel Springs). Selmer has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $110,800 in Bethel Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
Population	746	4,456
Median age	42.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,592	$48,092
Median home value	$110,800	$111,600
Median gross rent	$547	$671
Housing units	404	2,424
Homeownership rate	80.5%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
Population	806 → 746 (-7.4%)	4,341 → 4,456 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$38,194 → $40,592 (+6.3%)	$36,490 → $48,092 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $110,800 (+66.6%)	$98,700 → $111,600 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $547 (-16.6%)	$630 → $671 (+6.5%)

Bethel Springs

Population

806746

Median household income

$38,194$40,592

Median home value

$66,500$110,800

Median gross rent

$656$547

Selmer

Population

4,3414,456

Median household income

$36,490$48,092

Median home value

$98,700$111,600

Median gross rent

$630$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
Under 5	5.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	19.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.0%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.5%
75 and over	8.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	77.6%
Black or African American	14.6%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
No high school diploma	9.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	48.0%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
Drove alone	84.1%	76.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.8%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
1-unit, detached	84.9%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethel Springs	Selmer
Poverty rate	15.7%	22.8%
Average household size	2.43	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1975	1976