CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Selma

North Carolina · 5,914 residents · 5.41 sq mi

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Selma is a city of 5,914 people in North Carolina. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. 30.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 39%. The median age is 31.2, younger than the US median of 35.2.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,914

+29%since 1990

from 4,600 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−12%since 1990

from 35.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

5.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.5%(504)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(408)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.9%(528)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.7%(931)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4412.9%(760)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412%(707)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(500)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.2%(367)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.2%(249)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(65)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,856

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,230 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,101

+9%since 1990

from $11,100 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

30.0%

+6.8 ptssince 1990

from 23.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $47,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$486

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $297 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

46.1%

−7.9 ptssince 1990

from 54.0% in 1990

53.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.7%(2,656)

Black41.4%(1,906)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(39)

Asian0.1%(5)

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.2%(2,321)

Black40%(2,363)

Hispanic / Latino19%(1,125)

Asian0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican10.8%(735)

Mexican6%(411)

Central American4.2%(289)

Salvadoran2.4%(167)

South American1.5%(100)

Ecuadorian1.5%(100)

Honduran1.2%(84)

Cuban0.8%(55)

Panamanian0.6%(38)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(40)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.9%(63)

Ancestry

American6.1%(415)

Irish5.1%(350)

German3.2%(218)

English2.8%(193)

Subsaharan African2.2%(149)

West Indian1.3%(91)

Dutch1.2%(80)

Jamaican1.1%(75)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(59)

Italian0.7%(51)

Scottish0.7%(46)

French0.4%(28)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.4%(28)

Russian0.2%(16)

Hungarian0.2%(15)

Polish0.2%(15)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 10.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.6%

+6.3 ptssince 1990

from 57.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.7 ptssince 1990

from 4.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

−5%since 1990

from 20.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(740)

Married51.5%(1,051)

Widowed3.4%(69)

Divorced8.9%(181)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(616)

Married44.3%(1,046)

Widowed15.8%(372)

Divorced13.8%(326)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−24.8 ptssince 2013

from 36.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.9%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.9%

−12.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.2%

+21.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

−12.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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