Selby, SD Population

Overview

612

Total Population

47.5

Median age

53.43%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

91.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Selby's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Selby is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Selby's population under 18 was 22.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Selby's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Selby, 19.61% were under the age of 15, 10.78% aged 15 to 29, 41.50% aged 30 to 64, 19.12% aged 65 to 84, and 8.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 42 more females than males in Selby:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.43% females and 46.57% males in Selby, SD.
The Selby, SD gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 39.

Selby's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Selby population: 84.97% are White, 3.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.41% are some other race and 7.35% are multiracial.
Selby's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 562 (91.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Selby is White with a population of 52 (84.97% of the total population).

Selby's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 728 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Selby's population decreased by 92 (12.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Selby's population decreased by 26 (4.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Selby's population was lowest in year 2021 at 607.