Selma City, Alabama

Selma City is one of the city of Dallas County, Alabama, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 20512. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 18847, It is the 26th largest by population in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its area is just over 14.44 mi˛ (37.4 sq km), of which, 13.86 square miles (35.9 sq km) of it is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 sq km) of it is water, it is the 84th largest by area in the U.S. state of Alabama.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20512 people in the city, organized into 8196 households, and 5343 families living in the city. The population density was 1479.6 people per square mile (571.28/km˛), it is the 21st most populated city in terms of population density. There were 9264 housing units at an average density of 668.4 per square mile (258.07/km˛). The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.1. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72 males. The median age is 36.2 years, The median age of males was 33.1 years, for females the median age was 38.5 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 28.77% White, 69.68% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.56% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, 0.66% from two or more races and 0.22% Other races.

Selma city Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Selma city Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Selma City Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $21261, it is the 72nd lowest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The median income for a family in the city was $28345, making its Alabama's 78th lowest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13369, making it the 124th lowest city by per capita income in Alabama. The median income was $17688, The median income for males was $22993, compared to $14932 for females.

In 2000, 5712 pupils and students, of which 2690 are male and 3022 are female, 27.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 355 nursery or pri school, 209 kindergarten, 2689 elementary school, 1461 high school and 998 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census20512
April 2000 Estimate20540
July 2000 Estimate20435
July 2001 Estimate20213
July 2002 Estimate19715
July 2003 Estimate19476
July 2004 Estimate19236
July 2005 Estimate18998
July 2006 Estimate18951
July 2007 Estimate18911
July 2008 Estimate18847
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school180175355
Kindergarten11198209
Elementary school133213572689
High school6398221461
College or graduate school428570998
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Selma city, Alabama$21261$28345$13369
Dallas County, Alabama$23370$29906$13638
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587