Overview
18,429
Total Population
38.6
Median age
55.99%
Female population %
78.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
57.8
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
37
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Selma's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Selma is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Selma's population under 18 was 24.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Selma's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Selma, 19.05% were under the age of 15, 21.14% aged 15 to 29, 42.22% aged 30 to 64, 15.68% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.
![Selma, AL population by age group The graph shows Selma's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/selma-al-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 2,209 more females than males in Selma:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.99% females and 44.01% males in Selma, AL.
- The Selma, AL gender ratio is 78.6:100 i.e. 78.6 men to 100 women (0.786).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 794.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 966.
![Selma, AL population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Selma, AL population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/selma-al-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Selma's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Selma population: 13.72% are White, 84.16% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are Asian, 0.03% are some other race and 0.43% are multiracial.
- Selma's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,392 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Selma is Black or African American with a population of 15,509 (84.16% of the total population).
![Selma, AL population by race The bar chart shows Selma, AL population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/selma-al-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Selma's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 20,767 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Selma's population increased by 461 (2.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Selma's population decreased by 2,949 (14.20%), 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, Selma's population was lowest in year 2022 at 17,023.
![Selma, AL population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Selma's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-selma-al-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)