George C Wallace State Community College-Selma's Living Circumstances

Selma City School District Overview

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma located in Selma City School District area. A total of 7,612 households are located in Selma City School District area. Among them, 2,132 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.08 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,400 and 4,685 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.65% (294) of residents are non-citizens and 2.23% (398) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Selma City School District, Alabama
Household	7,612
Population	17,810
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,132 (28.01%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,400
Total Students	4,685
Pre-Kindergarten	422
Kindergarten	309
Grade 1-8	1,772
Grade 9-12	1,136
College/Graduate School	1,046
Veterans	13,694
Non-citizen	294
Non-English Home Language	398
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

14,149 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,958 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,945 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 5,934 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 14.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Selma City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,843	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,209	89.15%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	176	3.01%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	187	3.20%
Other method	113	1.93%
Worked from home	158	2.70%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,934	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,576	26.56%
Service	1,095	18.45%
Sales and office	1,149	19.36%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	387	6.52%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,727	29.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,934	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	34	0.57%
Construction	261	4.40%
Manufacturing	1,290	21.74%
Wholesale trade	55	0.93%
Retail trade	727	12.25%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	416	7.01%
Information	79	1.33%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	229	3.86%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	289	4.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,432	24.13%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	484	8.16%
Other services, except public administration	276	4.65%
Public administration	362	6.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,934	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,466	75.26%
Government workers	1,051	17.71%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	417	7.03%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $41,641 for the 7,612 households in Selma City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $23,475. 16,064 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,612	-
Less than $10,000	1,451	19.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	774	10.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,339	17.59%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,001	13.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	882	11.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	801	10.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	698	9.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	436	5.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	177	2.33%
More than $200,000	53	0.70%
Median Household Income	$27,030	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$41,641	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,517	-
Less than $10,000	619	13.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	326	7.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	758	16.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	485	10.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	480	10.63%
$50,000 - $74,999	676	14.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	585	12.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	419	9.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	130	2.88%
More than $200,000	39	0.86%

Median Family Income	$36,519	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$51,415	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$23,475	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,827	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,827	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,022	-
With health insurance coverage	16,064	89.14%
Public coverage	10,251	56.88%
Private health insurance	8,081	44.84%
Without health insurance coverage	1,958	10.86%

Housing

There are 9,452 housing units in Selma City School District area, Alabama with 7,612 units (80.53%) occupied. 3,439 houses (45.18%) are occupied by owner and 4,173 houses (54.82%) are rented. The average housing value is $87,300 and the average rental cost is $612. 0 houses (0.00%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,714 houses (28.71%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,452	-
Occupied	7,612	80.53%
Owner Occupied	3,439	45.18%
Renter Occupied	4,173	54.82%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,498	68.75%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	117	1.24%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,726	28.84%
Mobile Homes	102	1.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,452	-
Built 2014 or later	-	-
Built 2010 - 2013	125	1.32%
Built 2000 - 2009	631	6.68%
Built 1990 - 1999	569	6.02%
Built 1980 - 1989	398	4.21%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,070	21.90%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,685	17.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,260	13.33%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,714	28.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,452	-
1 room	142	1.50%
2 rooms	56	0.59%
3 rooms	917	9.70%
4 rooms	1,508	15.95%
5 rooms	2,008	21.24%
6 rooms	2,031	21.49%
7 rooms	1,182	12.51%
8 rooms	857	9.07%
9 rooms or more	751	7.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,452	-
no bedroom	172	1.82%
1 bedroom	1,010	10.69%
2 bedrooms	2,456	25.98%
3 bedrooms	4,228	44.73%
4 bedrooms	1,257	13.30%
5 bedrooms or more	329	3.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,439	-
Less than $50,000	644	18.73%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,392	40.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	568	16.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	420	12.21%
$200,000 - $299,999	278	8.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	116	3.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	21	0.61%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$87,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,830	-
Less than $500	1,073	28.02%
$500 - $999	2,381	62.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	331	8.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	45	1.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$612	-

Demographic

A total of 18,276 people lives in Selma City School District area, Alabama with 8,319 male and 9,957 female. The males to female ratio is 45.52 to 54.48. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	18,276	-
Male	8,319	45.52%
Female	9,957	54.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,276	-
Under 5 years	1,359	7.44%
5 - 9 years	1,328	7.27%
10 - 14 years	1,017	5.56%
15 - 19 years	1,518	8.31%
20 - 24 years	1,273	6.97%
25 - 34 years	2,107	11.53%
35 - 44 years	2,145	11.74%
45 - 54 years	1,952	10.68%
55 - 59 years	1,166	6.38%
60 - 64 years	1,345	7.36%
65 - 74 years	1,831	10.02%
75 - 84 years	882	4.83%
85 years and older	353	1.93%
Median Age	37.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,276	-
One Race	18,215	99.67%
White	2,928	16.02%
Black or African American	15,036	82.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.16%
Asian	201	1.10%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.11%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	61	0.33%
White and Black or African American	0	0.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.12%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%