Selma is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Selma rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.05% of adults 25 and older in Selma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Selma in 2022 was $20,101, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,404 for a family of four. However, Selma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Selma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Selma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selma residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Selma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selma include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Selma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
