Selma

Population: 833
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $99,800

Selma is a community in Delaware County, Indiana, home to 833 residents. At $62,500, its median household income sits above Delaware County's $56,932.

Between 2019 and 2023, Selma's population declined 6.4% from 890 to 833, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $81,700 to $99,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 833
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $99,800
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 336
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

890833

Median household income

$46,974$62,500

Median home value

$81,700$99,800

Median gross rent

$600$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	890	$46,974	$81,700	$600
2020	979	$48,036	$83,300	$611
2021	953	$52,321	$85,300	$636
2022	859	$54,167	$97,400	$739
2023	833	$62,500	$99,800	$913

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	5.6%
5 to 17	183	22.0%
18 to 24	79	9.5%
25 to 34	87	10.4%
35 to 44	94	11.3%
45 to 54	138	16.6%
55 to 64	106	12.7%
65 to 74	62	7.4%
75 and over	37	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	796	95.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	10.1%
High school graduate	246	46.9%
Some college or associate's	170	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	43	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	315	82.7%
Carpooled	59	15.5%
Public transit	3	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	16.2%
15 to 29 min	186	49.3%
30 to 44 min	47	12.5%
45 to 59 min	36	9.5%
60+ min	47	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 26.8% (223 of 833)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	76.1%
Nonfamily households	75	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314	93.5%
Vacant	22	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	72.6%
Renter-occupied	86	27.4%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	305	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	4.8%
5 to 19 units	8	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1868706
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1866, -85.2738