Helotes vs Selma

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

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

Selma has the higher population (11,302 vs 9,372 in Helotes). Helotes has the higher median household income ($129,884 vs $97,153 in Selma). Helotes has the higher median home value ($382,400 vs $288,700 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Helotes	Selma
Population	9,372	11,302
Median age	45.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$129,884	$97,153
Median home value	$382,400	$288,700
Median gross rent	$2,518	$1,796
Housing units	3,019	4,179
Homeownership rate	93.0%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helotes	Selma
Population	9,175 → 9,372 (+2.1%)	10,419 → 11,302 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$116,875 → $129,884 (+11.1%)	$73,175 → $97,153 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$316,200 → $382,400 (+20.9%)	$188,300 → $288,700 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,014 → $2,518 (+25.0%)	$1,442 → $1,796 (+24.5%)

Helotes

Population

9,1759,372

Median household income

$116,875$129,884

Median home value

$316,200$382,400

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,518

Selma

Population

10,41911,302

Median household income

$73,175$97,153

Median home value

$188,300$288,700

Median gross rent

$1,442$1,796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helotes	Selma
Under 5	3.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	17.5%
45 to 54	19.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.7%
75 and over	6.7%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helotes	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	38.7%
Black or African American	2.5%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	53.2%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helotes	Selma
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.0%
High school graduate	12.3%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helotes	Selma
Drove alone	69.1%	73.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	18.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helotes	Selma
1-unit, detached	97.6%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Helotes	Selma
Poverty rate	3.0%	7.7%
Average household size	3.17	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2005	2010