Scenic Oaks vs Selma

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

Scenic Oaks 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 10,727 in Scenic Oaks). Scenic Oaks has the higher median household income ($178,125 vs $97,153 in Selma). Scenic Oaks has the higher median home value ($531,900 vs $288,700 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
Population	10,727	11,302
Median age	40.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$178,125	$97,153
Median home value	$531,900	$288,700
Median gross rent	$1,604	$1,796
Housing units	3,740	4,179
Homeownership rate	83.8%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
Population	6,469 → 10,727 (+65.8%)	10,419 → 11,302 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$145,515 → $178,125 (+22.4%)	$73,175 → $97,153 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$373,400 → $531,900 (+42.4%)	$188,300 → $288,700 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,573 → $1,604 (+2.0%)	$1,442 → $1,796 (+24.5%)

Scenic Oaks

Population

6,46910,727

Median household income

$145,515$178,125

Median home value

$373,400$531,900

Median gross rent

$1,573$1,604

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)

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
Under 5	7.2%	9.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	16.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.7%
75 and over	7.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	38.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	5.9%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	7.8%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
Drove alone	65.2%	73.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.1%	18.9%
Other means	2.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
1-unit, detached	86.1%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	14.9%
20 or more units	4.6%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Scenic Oaks	Selma
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.92	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2010	2010