Selma is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,806 people and four associated neighborhoods, Selma is the 135th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Selma is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.22% of the Selma workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Selma is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Selma who work in sales jobs (20.94%), management occupations (11.64%), and office and administrative support (10.41%). Being a small town, Selma does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Selma are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.05% of adults in Selma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Selma in 2022 was $20,101, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,404 for a family of four. However, Selma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Selma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Selma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selma include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Selma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
