Selma is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,748 people and two associated neighborhoods, Selma is the 234th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Selma, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Selma, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Selma’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Selma does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,692.00.

Selma is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Selma, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Selma has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Selma doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Selma ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Selma, 41.39% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Selma in 2022 was $39,043, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,172 for a family of four. However, Selma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Selma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Selma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Selma include German, Irish, English, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Selma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.