Selma, California demographics

Selma, CA demographics: median age 32.9; 10.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Selma city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0670882. The survey estimates a population of 24,659 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Selma is 32.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 7,385 households (±458). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.9 ±1.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	6,162 ±773	25.0% ±3.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,719 ±759	27.2% ±3.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	8,600 ±818	34.9% ±3.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,178 ±398	12.9% ±1.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	12,428 ±541	50.4% ±2.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	12,231 ±534	49.6% ±2.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	7,309 ±1,383	29.6% ±5.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	222 ±289 · low precision	0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	269 ±206 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	879 ±409	3.6% ±1.7 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	168 ±124 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,330 ±1,591	37.8% ±6.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,482 ±976	26.3% ±4.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,190 ±692	17.0% ±2.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20,469 ±690	83.0% ±2.8 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,159 ±348	42.8% ±3.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	711 ±287	9.6% ±3.8 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,661 ±268	22.5% ±3.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,575 ±429	21.3% ±5.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	279 ±172 · low precision	3.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,227 ±333	43.7% ±3.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,158 ±634	56.3% ±7.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,575 ±429	21.3% ±5.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,255 ±350	17.0% ±4.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,457 ±327	19.7% ±4.3 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,412 ±371	19.1% ±4.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,051 ±225	14.2% ±2.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	254 ±151 · low precision	3.4% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	381 ±160	5.2% ±2.1 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	18,323 ±920	74.3% ±3.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,336 ±922	25.7% ±3.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,537
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	11,047 ±1,272	46.9% ±5.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	11,590 ±1,174	49.2% ±4.9 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	724 ±415 · low precision	3.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	32 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	35 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	89 ±117 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	17 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,701 ±681	30.3% ±4.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,868 ±673	24.9% ±4.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,708 ±515	23.9% ±3.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,682 ±354	10.8% ±2.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,041 ±300	6.7% ±1.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	504 ±219	3.3% ±1.4 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 24,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	22,731 ±711	92.7% ±2.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,572 ±710	6.4% ±2.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	134 ±97 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	42 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	35 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.9% of Selma residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Selma	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±2.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.2% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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