Statewide Claims to Fame

Selma is 1st in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Income below poverty line

Selma is 5th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Female residents

Selma is 5th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Selma is 7th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Selma is 10th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Selma is 12th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Current population (2012) 20,251 30th 4,822,023 313,914,040
Size in square miles 13.8 75th 50,645.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,503.1 12th 94.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Residents younger than 5 8.5% 7th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 28.0% 10th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.2% 62nd 14.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 73.7% 104th 81.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.3% 70th 22.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Race - White 18.0% 110th 70.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 80.3% 5th 26.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 97th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 80th 1.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 59th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 106th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.6% 114th 4.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 17.9% 110th 66.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Female residents 55.5% 5th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.5% 87th 3.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Housing units 9,429 28th 2,182,088 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 25.3% 24th 15.5% 25.9%
Households 8,110 26th 1,831,269 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 50.8% 107th 70.7% 66.1%
Home median value $79,900 107th $120,800 $186,200
People per household 2.5 55th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Income per capita $17,683 101st $23,483 $27,915
Income per household $23,457 113th $42,934 $52,762
Income below poverty line 39.9% 1st 17.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Selma Rank Alabama US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,021 32nd 382,350 27,092,908
Retail sales $356,682 34th $57,344,851 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $19,061 48th $12,364 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $28,023 42nd $6,426,342 $613,795,732

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