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Selma, AL Urban Area

20,074 Population
18.3 square miles 1,097.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$23,033 ±$2,428 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$31,236 ±$3,809 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

29.9% ±4.8% (5,875  ±962) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.5 minutes ±2.2 (159,425  ±21,749) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,721 ±487 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.2 (19,669  ±638) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.5% ±3.1% (261  ±147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

10,836 ±404 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$91,800 ±$10,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.8% ±4.1% (3,090  ±814.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.6% ±5.3% (11,763  ±855.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
17% ±2.4% (2,277  ±340.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.7% ±1.1% (541  ±227) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6% ±1.5% (921  ±237) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
921 Total veterans ±237 811 Male ±231 110 Female ±63

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