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Selah, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Selah is a Census city of 8,437 people across 4.59 square miles of land, in Yakima County. Median household income is $74,783, 59.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selah
What Selah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.59 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,839
- County holding the largest share of its areaYakima 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.
Selah
How many people live in Selah
- Population8,437
- Median age33.0
- Population under 182,368
- Share under 1828.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,237 plus or minus 269
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households3,264
- Family households2,049
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selah
Income and work in Selah
- Median household income$74,783
- Per capita income$40,243
- Civilian labor force3,918
- Employed3,746
- Unemployed172 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over5,155
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Selah
- Housing units3,489
- Occupied units3,264
- Vacant units225 plus or minus 184
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied1,938 plus or minus 407
- Renter occupied1,326 plus or minus 297
- Ownership rate59.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$414,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,539
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent
- Single family units2,559
- Share single family73.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more930 plus or minus 314
- Share in buildings of two or more26.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Selah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,528
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,344 plus or minus 319
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more424 plus or minus 246
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone88.5 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selah
SBA loans in Selah (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$13,966,500
- Average approval$821,559
- Median approval$181,500
- Largest approval$3,804,000
- Jobs supported162
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.3 percent
- Share to franchises5.9 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selah, 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.
Selah
SBA loans in Selah (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$880,000
- Average approval$293,333
- Median approval$238,000
- Largest approval$464,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selah, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Selah
Flood risk in Selah
- NFIP communityCity of Selah
- NFIP community number530226
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/21/21
The City of Selah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530226 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.
Yakima County, not Selah
Yakima County context, not Selah figures
- Establishments in Yakima County5,010
- Covered employment, Yakima County116,547
- Average annual pay, Yakima County$52,108
- Housing units permitted, Yakima County515
Every figure in this section is published for Yakima County as a whole and is not a measurement of Selah.
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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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
Selah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Selah, Washington?
8,437, in 3,264 households. Selah city covers 4.59 square miles of land, which is 1,839 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Selah in?
Yakima 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 Selah?
$74,783. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $414,600. Median gross rent is $1,539 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Selah businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $14.0 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $181,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $880,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Selah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Selah borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Selah. 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 Selah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Selah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Selah, city of, community 530226, 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 Selah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yakima 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 Selah.
Is zoning published for Selah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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