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Selma, California: commercial real estate data.
Selma is a Census city of 24,659 people across 5.94 square miles of land, in Fresno County. Median household income is $60,241, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selma
What Selma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,150
- County holding the largest share of its areaFresno 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
- Population24,659
- Median age32.9
- Population under 186,162
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,178
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent
- Households7,385
- Family households5,531
- Share of households that are families74.9 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$60,241
- Per capita income$22,940
- Civilian labor force12,338
- Employed10,700
- Unemployed1,638 plus or minus 438
- Unemployment rate13.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over15,504
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
Housing in Selma
- Housing units7,794
- Occupied units7,385
- Vacant units409 plus or minus 161
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied4,458
- Renter occupied2,927
- Ownership rate60.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$315,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,232
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units5,658
- Share single family72.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,585 plus or minus 431
- Share in buildings of two or more20.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes551 plus or minus 163
- Median year structure built1983
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 commute9,804
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,927
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,323 plus or minus 714
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone76.0 percent
- Carpooled16.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selma
SBA loans in Selma (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$14,490,600
- Average approval$1,035,043
- Median approval$357,500
- Largest approval$3,060,300
- Jobs supported90
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.7 percent
- Share to franchises35.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$6,905,000
- Average approval$863,125
- Median approval$281,500
- Largest approval$5,045,000
- Jobs supported159
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selma, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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 number060056
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/09
The City of Selma does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060056 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.
Fresno County, not Selma
Fresno County context, not Selma figures
- Establishments in Fresno County19,144
- Covered employment, Fresno County427,076
- Average annual pay, Fresno County$57,904
- Housing units permitted, Fresno County2,439
Every figure in this section is published for Fresno 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, California?
24,659, in 7,385 households. Selma city covers 5.94 square miles of land, which is 4,150 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?
Fresno 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?
$60,241. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,300. Median gross rent is $1,232 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?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $14.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $357,500, plus 8 504 approvals worth $6.9 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 3 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Selma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Selma, city of, community 060056, 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 Fresno 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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