Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Selmer is worth considering.
Selmer 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 Selmer, just 11.40% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Selmer in 2022 was $23,311, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,244 for a family of four. However, Selmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Selmer is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Selmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Selmer include African, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Selmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
