Selah is a city of 8,437 people in Washington. This skews young, with a median age of 33.0. 2,127 more people live here than in 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 17 minutes. Households here earn about 24% less than in Washington as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,783, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Selah
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$141,364 → $414,600(+193%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share6.5% → 28.5%(+22.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share90.9% → 61.5%(−29.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Selah's population equals 3.3% of Yakima County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.3% 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)25.9%(91)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.5%(149)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 351 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
Selah, decade by decade
Selah 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
5,113
$65,699
$141,364
17.6%
21.1
2000
6,310
$77,213
$242,827
23.5%
33.9
2010
7,147
$75,821
$256,641
20.7%
42.5
2020
8,153
$71,333
$302,283
28.1%
59.8
2024
8,437
$74,783
$414,600
25.5%
66.9
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.
