Selma is a city of 6,817 people in North Carolina. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 43%. 24.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,368, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Selma
What changed most since 1990
White share57.6% → 25.8%(−31.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.8% → 23.3%(+22.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.6% → 13.8%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Selma's population equals 2.9% of Johnston County's. Its number of households without a car equals 15% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.8% of the county's.
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)7.9%(34)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(96)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(111)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 430 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
4,600
$36,553
$112,803
10.6%
62.5
2000
5,914
$43,457
$114,218
10.1%
81.2
2010
6,073
$32,809
$132,780
8.3%
84.5
2020
6,317
$28,072
$134,052
11.5%
84.9
2024
6,817
$41,368
$171,600
13.8%
83.9
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.
