Demographics of Selma city, Texas

Selma city, Texas had 11,955 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +531 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

11,955
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,503 ±104.; +4.6%
Change since July 2020: +531 people.; 34.9 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,066 ±$8,542
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, Texas's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Selma city, Texas'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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The figures

Selma city, Texas's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Selma city, Texas'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	11,424	100.0	100.0
2021	11,613	101.7	100.2
2022	11,745	102.8	100.7
2023	11,809	103.4	101.6
2024	11,935	104.5	102.5
2025	11,955	104.6	103.1

Population of Selma city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,424	—
2021	11,613	+189
2022	11,745	+132
2023	11,809	+64
2024	11,935	+126
2025	11,955	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.9 ±2.6: for men 29.7 ±4.6 and for women 39.2 ±2.8. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,082 ±312	9.4% ±2.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,086 ±449	18.1% ±3.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	883 ±299	7.7% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,800 ±602	33.0% ±5.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,592 ±496	22.5% ±4.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,060 ±292	9.2% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,066 ±$8,542, and income per person $44,339 ±$6,312, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	105 to 469	2.5% to 11.1%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	612 ±233	14.5% ±5.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	563 ±260	13.3% ±6.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	727 ±248	17.2% ±5.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,161 ±372	27.5% ±8.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	432 ±187	10.2% ±4.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	211 to 667	5.1% to 15.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Texas	United States
All ages	213 to 1,213	1.9% to 10.6%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	23 to 565	0.9% to 17.8%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	116 to 568	1.8% to 8.5%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 160	0% to 9.9%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Selma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Selma city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,387 ±408	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±12.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 7.8%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.0% ±8.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.0% ±6.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$313,900 ±$16,981	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,774 ±$106	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2010 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,100 ±741	35.6% ±6.4	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,101 ±954	35.7% ±8.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,564 ±1,155	22.3% ±10.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	123 to 377	1.1% to 3.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	196 to 710	1.7% to 6.2%	3.1% ±<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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,053 ±792	52.6% ±6.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,804 ±819	33.1% ±7.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	626 ±292	5.4% ±2.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,020 ±423	8.9% ±3.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	771 ±328	6.7% ±2.9	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	111 to 387	1.0% to 3.4%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Selma city among the places of Texas

242nd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Selma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
El Campo city	12,202 ±23
Granbury city	12,136 ±28
Four Corners CDP	11,692 ±1,868
Elgin city	11,563 ±488
Roma city	11,545 ±40
Selma city	11,503 ±104
Fort Bliss CDP	11,460 ±1,115
Leon Valley city	11,446 ±68
Fredericksburg city	11,419 ±22
Port Lavaca city	11,358 ±285
La Homa CDP	11,285 ±1,582

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