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. Selma has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Selma, where the median household income is $95,692.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Selma. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Selma telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.69% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Selma is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Selma is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.39% of adults in Selma have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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.