Leon Valley vs Selma

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

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

Leon Valley has the higher population (11,479 vs 11,302 in Selma). Selma has the higher median household income ($97,153 vs $57,695 in Leon Valley). Selma has the higher median home value ($288,700 vs $236,600 in Leon Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Leon Valley	Selma
Population	11,479	11,302
Median age	39.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,695	$97,153
Median home value	$236,600	$288,700
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,796
Housing units	5,039	4,179
Homeownership rate	53.4%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon Valley	Selma
Population	12,199 → 11,479 (-5.9%)	10,419 → 11,302 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$55,777 → $57,695 (+3.4%)	$73,175 → $97,153 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $236,600 (+42.6%)	$188,300 → $288,700 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,182 (+29.3%)	$1,442 → $1,796 (+24.5%)

Leon Valley

Population

12,19911,479

Median household income

$55,777$57,695

Median home value

$165,900$236,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,182

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)

	Leon Valley	Selma
Under 5	5.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	17.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.7%
75 and over	8.8%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon Valley	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	38.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	9.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon Valley	Selma
No high school diploma	11.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	27.9%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon Valley	Selma
Drove alone	71.5%	73.6%
Carpooled	12.8%	6.5%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	18.9%
Other means	4.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon Valley	Selma
1-unit, detached	55.4%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	14.9%
20 or more units	13.8%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leon Valley	Selma
Poverty rate	12.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1978	2010