Selma, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Selma is a Census city of 17,057 people across 13.81 square miles of land, in Dallas County. Median household income is $33,197, 46.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selma
What Selma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.81 sq mi
- Water area0.59 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,235
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
How many people live in Selma
- Population17,057
- Median age38.5
- Population under 184,141
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,193
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households7,974
- Family households4,175
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
Income and work in Selma
- Median household income$33,197 plus or minus $7,752
- Per capita income$25,156
- Civilian labor force7,465
- Employed6,421
- Unemployed1,044 plus or minus 420
- Unemployment rate14.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over11,455
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
Housing in Selma
- Housing units9,431
- Occupied units7,974
- Vacant units1,457
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent
- Owner occupied3,665
- Renter occupied4,309
- Ownership rate46.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$713
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units5,983
- Share single family63.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,319
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent
- Mobile homes129 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
How Selma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,923
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,660 plus or minus 347
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,635 plus or minus 386
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
SBA loans in Selma (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$8,236,500
- Average approval$1,176,643
- Median approval$800,000
- Largest approval$4,200,000
- Jobs supported227
- Jobs per approval32.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more57.1 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Selma
SBA loans in Selma (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,230,000
- Average approval$1,076,667
- Median approval$1,293,000
- Largest approval$1,560,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selma, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Selma
Flood risk in Selma
- NFIP communityCity of Selma
- NFIP community number010065
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14
The City of Selma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010065 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dallas County, not Selma
Dallas County context, not Selma figures
- Establishments in Dallas County651
- Covered employment, Dallas County11,290
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$49,753
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County6
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Selma.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Selma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Selma, Alabama?
17,057, in 7,974 households. Selma city covers 13.81 square miles of land, which is 1,235 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Selma in?
Dallas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Selma?
$33,197. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,500. Median gross rent is $713 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Selma businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $8.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $800,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Selma borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Selma. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Selma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Selma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Selma, city of, community 010065, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Selma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dallas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Selma.
Is zoning published for Selma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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