Demographics of Selma town, North Carolina

Selma town, North Carolina had 7,406 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,044 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 town, in four figures

7,406
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,817 ±27.; +16.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,044 people.; 34.1 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $20,622 to $62,114
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

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%.

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 town, North Carolina's population grew 16.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Selma town, North Carolina'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 town, North Carolina's population grew 16.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Selma town, North Carolina'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	6,362	100.0	100.0
2021	6,610	103.9	100.2
2022	6,818	107.2	100.7
2023	7,029	110.5	101.6
2024	7,224	113.5	102.5
2025	7,406	116.4	103.1

Population of Selma town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,362	—
2021	6,610	+248
2022	6,818	+208
2023	7,029	+211
2024	7,224	+195
2025	7,406	+182

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±4.0: for men 33.0 ±6.5 and for women 34.6 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Selma town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	471 ±190	6.9% ±2.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	952 ±312	14.0% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	888 ±339	13.0% ±5.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,016 ±475	29.6% ±7.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,418 ±340	20.8% ±5.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,072 ±243	15.7% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $20,622 to $62,114, and income per person $24,614 ±$3,200, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Selma town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,225 ±410	40.3% ±12.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	459 ±199	15.1% ±6.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	546 ±207	18.0% ±6.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	400 ±155	13.2% ±4.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	152 to 474	5.1% to 15.5%	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12 to 122	0.4% to 4.0%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 62	0% to 2.0%	10.4% ±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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,684 ±600	24.7% ±8.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	618 ±297	43.6% ±16.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	832 ±318	21.7% ±7.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	234 ±111	15.0% ±6.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Selma town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Selma town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,368 ±322	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±4.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.7% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.1% ±8.2	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.9% ±10.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,600 ±$23,279	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$820 ±$168	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±10	1991 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,590 ±465	23.3% ±6.8	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,757 ±420	25.8% ±6.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,090 ±619	45.3% ±9.1	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 1.5%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 374	0% to 5.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2 to 328	< 0.1% to 4.8%	4.1% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	3,531 ±480	51.8% ±7.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,278 ±527	33.4% ±7.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	168 to 764	2.5% to 11.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	542 ±253	8.0% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 98	0% to 1.4%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	505 ±249	7.4% ±3.7	5.2% ±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 town among the places of North Carolina

136th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Selma town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mills River town	7,281 ±22
Trinity city	7,111 ±23
St. James town	7,072 ±14
Unionville town	6,954 ±25
Swannanoa CDP	6,901 ±1,072
Selma town	6,817 ±27
Carolina Beach town	6,745 ±25
Marvin village	6,692 ±20
Silver Lake CDP	6,563 ±1,043
Boiling Spring Lakes city	6,347 ±25
East Flat Rock CDP	6,323 ±936

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