Selma is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,721 people and two associated neighborhoods, Selma is the 234th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Selma was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Selma economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Selma, where the median household income is $95,692.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Selma is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Selma is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Selma who work in office and administrative support (13.49%), management occupations (12.77%), and sales jobs (12.32%). Selma is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Selma, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Selma has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Selma is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Selma are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.39% of adults in Selma have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Selma in 2022 was $39,043, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,172 for a family of four. However, Selma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Selma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Selma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selma include German, Irish, English, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Selma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
