Selma, AL Population

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

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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.

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'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'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.