Demographics of Selma city, California

Selma city, California had 24,702 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −65 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Selma city, in four figures

24,702
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,659 ±47.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −65 people.; 32.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,241 ±$6,131
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Selma city, California's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Selma city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Selma city, California's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Selma city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,767	100.0	100.0
2021	24,725	99.8	100.2
2022	24,675	99.6	100.7
2023	24,710	99.8	101.6
2024	24,784	100.1	102.5
2025	24,702	99.7	103.1

Population of Selma city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,767	—
2021	24,725	−42
2022	24,675	−50
2023	24,710	+35
2024	24,784	+74
2025	24,702	−82

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.9 ±1.9: for men 30.9 ±3.3 and for women 34.7 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Selma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,122 ±316	4.6% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,040 ±705	20.4% ±2.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,993 ±526	12.1% ±2.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,159 ±746	29.0% ±3.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,167 ±641	21.0% ±2.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,178 ±398	12.9% ±1.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,241 ±$6,131, and income per person $22,940 ±$2,091, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Selma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,654 ±433	22.4% ±5.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,306 ±313	17.7% ±4.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,558 ±390	21.1% ±5.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,168 ±301	15.8% ±4.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	883 ±214	12.0% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	615 ±238	8.3% ±3.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	201 ±88	2.7% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Selma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,636 ±951	19.0% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,620 ±451	27.2% ±6.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,035 ±526	14.6% ±3.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	981 ±255	22.0% ±5.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Selma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Selma city	California	United States
Housing units	7,794 ±462	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.4% ±5.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.6% ±3.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$315,300 ±$19,980	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,232 ±$110	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±5	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Selma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20,469 ±690	83.0% ±2.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,364 ±433	9.6% ±1.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 438	0% to 1.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	879 ±409	3.6% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	92 to 744	0.4% to 3.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	107 to 467	0.4% to 1.9%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Selma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	15,954 ±967	64.7% ±3.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,932 ±427	7.8% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	437 ±131	1.8% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,336 ±922	25.7% ±3.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,379 ±535	9.6% ±2.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,957 ±719	16.0% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Selma city among the places of California

309th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Selma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Loma Linda city	25,122 ±37
Barstow city	25,100 ±70
Norco city	25,054 ±118
Seal Beach city	24,722 ±41
Patterson city	24,693 ±51
Selma city	24,659 ±47
Maywood city	24,317 ±31
Bay Point CDP	24,231 ±2,095
Linda CDP	23,871 ±1,477
Ladera Ranch CDP	23,793 ±1,273
Rosemont CDP	23,766 ±1,357

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026