There are 6,689 people living below the poverty line in Selma AL, which is 37.64% of the total population. And males with incomes below the poverty level are 15.30% and females are 22.35%. You can see a comparison of the national poverty rate and the poverty rate by Alabama in the graph below.

	Selma AL	Alabama	USA
Total:	17,770	4,781,688	320,118,791
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level:	6,689	739,108	39,490,096
Male:	2,718	319,539	17,473,451
Under 5 years	393	36,482	1,755,965
5 years	117	6,773	338,372
6 to 11 years	386	42,223	2,089,994
12 to 14 years	145	17,757	991,916
15 years	97	5,061	329,253
16 and 17 years	75	9,769	587,469
18 to 24 years	457	43,395	2,373,524
25 to 34 years	277	31,032	2,008,604
35 to 44 years	203	29,209	1,668,264
45 to 54 years	169	33,025	1,581,794
55 to 64 years	306	34,482	1,932,142
65 to 74 years	88	19,717	1,110,958
75 years and over	5	10,614	705,196
Female:	3,971	419,569	22,016,645
Under 5 years	537	31,241	1,701,724
5 years	124	7,502	334,386
6 to 11 years	420	38,435	1,994,455
12 to 14 years	82	16,971	974,855
15 years	110	5,725	313,871
16 and 17 years	138	10,473	588,210
18 to 24 years	423	52,075	2,838,809
25 to 34 years	511	62,063	3,196,183
35 to 44 years	462	49,842	2,559,899
45 to 54 years	241	40,524	2,003,957
55 to 64 years	566	47,228	2,341,181
65 to 74 years	228	30,739	1,598,994
75 years and over	129	26,751	1,570,121
Income in the past 12 months at or above poverty level:	11,081	4,042,580	280,628,695
Male:	5,378	1,983,773	139,270,039
Under 5 years	199	106,112	7,966,478
5 years	79	22,031	1,601,101
6 to 11 years	282	146,150	10,113,589
12 to 14 years	240	75,678	5,466,999
15 years	130	29,866	1,787,123
16 and 17 years	131	51,031	3,575,290
18 to 24 years	431	165,379	11,503,514
25 to 34 years	704	274,334	20,369,354
35 to 44 years	635	254,250	18,681,219
45 to 54 years	644	253,973	18,194,842
55 to 64 years	809	269,691	18,267,027
65 to 74 years	634	209,380	13,408,392
75 years and over	460	125,898	8,335,111
Female:	5,703	2,058,807	141,358,656
Under 5 years	170	107,366	7,577,995
5 years	53	22,217	1,530,561
6 to 11 years	264	132,561	9,640,402
12 to 14 years	119	73,545	5,224,060
15 years	56	26,232	1,734,691
16 and 17 years	91	47,603	3,414,694
18 to 24 years	439	151,731	10,460,313
25 to 34 years	607	256,642	19,171,787
35 to 44 years	833	260,306	18,362,059
45 to 54 years	877	274,091	18,647,222
55 to 64 years	805	294,773	19,541,316
65 to 74 years	828	239,924	15,097,790
75 years and over	561	171,816	10,955,766

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The appeal of living in Selma AL

This is America, and people move from place to place all the time. It is the heart of our culture. So it's no surprise that people move to Selma AL all the time, just as they do to other cities in our country. But we have prepared for you a comparison with the frequency of moving to other cities in Alabama and the entire U.S., and a graph of the dynamics of moving to Selma AL.

	Selma AL	Alabama	USA
Total population in occupied housing units:	17,810	4,786,560	320,155,161
Owner occupied:	7,735	3,392,203	212,731,827
Moved in 2017 or later	190	543,229	34,018,237
Moved in 2015 to 2016	460	369,204	24,027,455
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,098	538,007	36,691,556
Moved in 2000 to 2009	2,026	939,282	57,623,306
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1,516	490,124	31,716,769
Moved in 1989 or earlier	2,445	512,357	28,654,504
Renter occupied:	10,075	1,394,357	107,423,334
Moved in 2017 or later	991	728,189	53,684,181
Moved in 2015 to 2016	2,602	262,384	18,552,251
Moved in 2010 to 2014	3,326	228,476	18,868,228
Moved in 2000 to 2009	2,054	114,059	11,263,131
Moved in 1990 to 1999	420	34,338	3,080,029
Moved in 1989 or earlier	682	26,911	1,975,514

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Veterans

There are about 897 wartime veterans living in Selma AL, which is about 0.00% of all Selma AL residents. The average percent of veterans by Alabama is 0.0% and their average percentage in the US is 0.0%.

	Selma AL	Alabama	USA
Total:	897	318,254	17,418,351
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) no Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	114	48,241	2,449,751
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	36	27,619	1,257,922
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	-	1,587	65,035
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	99	43,734	2,233,613
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	5	8,124	278,423
Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II	342	101,153	5,735,736
Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II	-	2,327	101,789
Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II	-	140	11,894
Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II	71	16,637	1,013,648
Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era	-	345	28,765
World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era	42	2,893	339,668
Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only	130	45,821	2,508,911
Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only	58	19,447	1,338,116
Between Korean War and World War II only	-	145	53,111
Pre-World War II only	-	41	1,969

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Selma AL Crime Rates 2011-2020

	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Burglary
2020	-	-	-	-	-
2019	1	6	8	49	78
2018	3	16	36	216	315
2017	2	-	38	215	323
2016	8	-	79	240	399
2015	4	9	28	110	297
2014	3	18	70	179	556
2013	3	-	42	184	469
2012	5	21	61	187	539
2011	3	16	71	243	779

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Residential fires in Selma AL 2010-2014

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Residential Fires	92	96	63	67	90
Non Residential Fires	11	9	3	5	15
Vehicle Fires	65	74	62	54	66
Outdoor Fires	53	88	26	30	49
Other Fire	24	18	13	7	9

Causes of residential building fires in Selma AL

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Intentional	10	6	8	2	1
Playing with heat source	1	0	0	0	0
Cooking	4	3	0	1	2
Heating	0	0	0	0	0
Smoking	15	17	6	6	16
Electrical malfunction	0	0	0	0	0
Open flame	0	1	2	0	1
Natural	60	69	44	55	64
Exposure	2	0	3	3	6

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