Selma, North Carolina

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.5–0.9% to the 3,368 homes here.

17–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 16.4% since 2020.

7,406

people, the 118th-largest of North Carolina's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among North Carolina's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.2%

of 3,068 jobs located in Selma are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$820

a month. North Carolina's median is $1,228.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,859 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Johnston County.
- $645 Tract 411.11
- $2,504 Tract 411.12
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,074–$1,611

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $820 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 84% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.5–0.9% to the 3,368 homes here.

17–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 41% less than North Carolina's.

$171,600

median home value in Selma.
- $171,600 Selma
- $288,900 North Carolina
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Selma, North Carolina

Selma,
North Carolina.

Growing. Up 16.4% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.5–0.9% to the 3,368 homes here.

A median home costs 41% less than North Carolina's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 16.4% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.5–0.9% to the 3,368 homes here.

A median home costs 41% less than North Carolina's.

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