Selah

Population: 8,301
Median household income: $74,757
Median home value: $366,100

Selah, a community in Yakima County, Washington, has 8,301 residents. At $74,757, its median household income sits above Yakima County's $68,015.

From 2019 to 2023, Selah's population grew 5.7% from 7,856 to 8,301, while its median home value rose 62.9% from $224,800 to $366,100.

11.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.51 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,301
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $74,757
Median home value: $366,100
Median gross rent: $1,465
Housing units: 3,542
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8568,301

Median household income

$58,120$74,757

Median home value

$224,800$366,100

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,856	$58,120	$224,800	$1,027
2020	7,957	$58,854	$249,400	$1,116
2021	8,081	$64,468	$270,000	$1,193
2022	8,203	$66,843	$320,400	$1,335
2023	8,301	$74,757	$366,100	$1,465

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	558	6.7%
5 to 17	1,628	19.6%
18 to 24	958	11.5%
25 to 34	1,104	13.3%
35 to 44	1,219	14.7%
45 to 54	841	10.1%
55 to 64	827	10.0%
65 to 74	803	9.7%
75 and over	363	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,036	60.7%
Black or African American	69	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.9%
Asian	209	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.4%
Two or more races	544	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,335	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	764	14.8%
High school graduate	1,533	29.7%
Some college or associate's	1,637	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	716	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	507	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,622	89.0%
Carpooled	152	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	206	5.1%
Other means	40	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,586	41.1%
15 to 29 min	1,830	47.4%
30 to 44 min	313	8.1%
45 to 59 min	118	3.1%
60+ min	15	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 11.9% (969 of 8,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,141	67.0%
Nonfamily households	1,056	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,197	90.3%
Vacant	345	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,810	56.6%
Renter-occupied	1,387	43.4%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,305	65.1%
1-unit, attached	299	8.4%
2 to 4 units	151	4.3%
5 to 19 units	384	10.8%
20 or more units	403	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5363280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 46.6459, -120.5383