Iron Gate vs Selma

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

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

Iron Gate has the higher population (408 vs 333 in Selma). Iron Gate has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $58,603 in Selma). Selma has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $84,200 in Iron Gate).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Gate	Selma
Population	408	333
Median age	41.4 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$58,603
Median home value	$84,200	$96,900
Housing units	238	139
Homeownership rate	91.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Gate	Selma
Population	261 → 408 (+56.3%)	630 → 333 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $60,000 (+60.0%)	$50,625 → $58,603 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $84,200 (+19.6%)	$76,700 → $96,900 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $883 (+5.4%)	—

Iron Gate

Population

261408

Median household income

$37,500$60,000

Median home value

$70,400$84,200

Median gross rent

$838$883

Selma

Population

630333

Median household income

$50,625$58,603

Median home value

$76,700$96,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron Gate	Selma
Under 5	2.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	27.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	12.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	5.7%
35 to 44	20.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	4.8%
75 and over	10.5%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Gate	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	6.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron Gate	Selma
No high school diploma	16.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.4%	75.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Gate	Selma
Drove alone	90.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron Gate	Selma
1-unit, detached	91.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iron Gate	Selma
Poverty rate	12.7%	15.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1957	1955