Selma is a city of 837 people in Indiana. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $106,400. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 21.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 97% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,214, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 22%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Selma
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate9.1% → 21.0%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share100.0% → 93.5%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,482 → $106,400(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.1%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Selma, decade by decade
Selma population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
816
$73,140
$84,482
9.1%
0.0
2000
880
$80,923
$136,624
11.5%
5.6
2010
866
$70,250
$124,436
8.5%
8.2
2020
747
$58,222
$100,963
10.6%
17.9
2024
837
$58,214
$106,400
10.2%
15.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
