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Selby, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Selby is a Census city of 702 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Walworth County. Median household income is $49,205, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selby
What Selby is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land986 plus or minus 199
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalworth 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.
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How many people live in Selby
- Population702 plus or minus 142
- Median age42.7 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 18144 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over209 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over29.8 percent
- Households279 plus or minus 62
- Family households153 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selby
Income and work in Selby
- Median household income$49,205 plus or minus $14,959
- Per capita income$31,459
- Civilian labor force299 plus or minus 77
- Employed280 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over500
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Selby
- Housing units302 plus or minus 64
- Occupied units279 plus or minus 62
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied225 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied54 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$105,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$709
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units241 plus or minus 62
- Share single family79.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Selby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute258 plus or minus 69
- Commuting under 15 minutes115 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selby
SBA loans in Selby (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selby, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Selby
- NFIP communityCity of Selby
- NFIP community number460214
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/07/78
The City of Selby does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460214 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.
Walworth County, not Selby
Walworth County context, not Selby figures
- Establishments in Walworth County210
- Covered employment, Walworth County2,033
- Average annual pay, Walworth County$46,774
- Housing units permitted, Walworth County2
Every figure in this section is published for Walworth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Selby.
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.
Coverage
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
Selby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Selby, South Dakota?
702, in 279 households. Selby city covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 986 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Selby in?
Walworth 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 Selby?
$49,205. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,700. Median gross rent is $709 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Selby businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selby, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Selby borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Selby. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Selby in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Selby appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Selby, city of, community 460214, 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 Selby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walworth 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 Selby.
Is zoning published for Selby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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