North Carolina · Census place 60320
Selma town, NC
Quick answer
Selma town has 6,611 residents, ranking #136 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $37,440, the median home is worth $161,100 and median gross rent runs $824 a month.
- Population
- 6,611Selma town residents
- Median household income
- $37,440Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $824Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Selma town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Selma town median would spend about 26.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.1% of residents and 43.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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