Latest news about poverty in Selma, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
29.5% of Selma, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 45.0% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 21.0% of high school graduates and 27.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.5%. For comparison, it was 31.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Selma, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Selma:
29.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Selma:
14.9%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Selma:
35.1%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Selma:
21.7%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.5%
Residents above poverty level:
31.2%
Poverty by age in Selma, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Selma,AL (percentage below poverty level)
76.2%Under 5 years
38.4%5 years
41.3%6 to 11 years
35.5%12 to 14 years
32.6%15 years
28.5%16 and 17 years
28.6%18 to 24 years
0.2%25 to 34 years
15.2%35 to 44 years
22.1%45 to 54 years
20.1%55 to 64 years
8.7%65 to 74 years
9.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Selma,AL (percentage below poverty level)
51.5%Under 5 years
63.9%5 years
40.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
63.6%15 years
38.6%16 and 17 years
56.5%18 to 24 years
31.4%25 to 34 years
22.7%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
59.0%55 to 64 years
24.0%65 to 74 years
20.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Selma,AL (% below half of poverty level)
45.7%Under 6 years
27.8%6 to 11 years
15.1%12 to 17 years
21.1%18 to 24 years
10.5%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
19.3%55 to 64 years
4.6%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Selma, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Selma, AL (%)
11.8%White
34.9%Black
59.5%American Indian
18.6%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.8%2+ races
3.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Selma, AL (absolute numbers)
307White
4,791Black
138American Indian
45Asian
30.8%Below poverty level
69.2%Above poverty level
6.3%Below poverty level
93.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Selma, AL
Children below poverty level:
Selma, Alabama:
43.9%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Selma:
21.0%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Selma:
27.9%
Alabama:
30.1%
8.8%Married-couple family
14.9%Male, no wife present
76.4%Female, no husband present
0.3%Worked full-time, year-round
2.5%Worked part-time
97.2%Did not work
16.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
9.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
16.0%One part-time, other didn't work
58.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
17.5%1970 to 1979
18.1%1960 to 1969
20.6%1950 to 1959
13.5%1940 to 1949
25.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.2%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
2.1%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
20.7%1970 to 1979
24.4%1960 to 1969
15.8%1950 to 1959
10.8%1940 to 1949
16.6%1939 or earlier
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