Selah, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,437

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

3.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.9%

16.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,783

0.0348% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$414,600

Population & Diversity

Selah, WA is home to a population of 8.44k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.53% of Selah, WA residents were born outside of the country (720 people).

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.19k people) in Selah, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.86k Other (Hispanic) and 346 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Selah, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Selah, WA was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Selah, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Selah, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.19k ± 836
Other (Hispanic)
1.86k ± 814
White (Hispanic)
346 ± 242

28.5%

Hispanic Population

2.41k people

28.5% of the people in Selah, WA are hispanic (2.41k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Selah, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

8.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

720 people

9.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

772 people

As of 2024, 8.53% of Selah, WA residents (720 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Selah, WA was 9.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Selah, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
132 ± 115
Gulf War (2001-)
91 ± 117
Gulf War (1990s)
17 ± 33

Selah, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Selah, WA.

Economy

The economy of Selah, WA employs 3.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Selah, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (670 people), Educational Services (447 people), and Retail Trade (361 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,133), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,200), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,153).

Employment

Occupations

3.75k

2024 Value

± 586

−7.98%

1 Year decline

± 23.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Selah, WA declined at a rate of −7.98%, from 4.07k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Selah, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (620 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (351 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (329 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Selah, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.75k

2024 Value

± 586

−7.98%

1 Year decline

± 23.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Selah, WA declined at a rate of −7.98%, from 4.07k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Selah, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (670 people), Educational Services (447 people), and Retail Trade (361 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Selah, WA, though some of these residents may live in Selah, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,802

Median earning men ± $3,213

$46,426

Median earning women ± $12,331

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,347), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($85,810), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,088).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,067), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,172), and Public Administration ($52,045).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Selah, WA was $414,600 in 2024, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,100 to $414,600, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Selah, WA is 59.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Selah, WA have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Selah, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$414,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,425

$1,938

Median Property Taxes

±$380

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Selah, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Selah, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.4%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.4% of the housing units in Selah, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Selah, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,783

Median Household Income

± $8,510

3.26k

Number of Households

± 557

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.26k households in Selah, WA grew to $74,783 from the previous year's value of $74,757.

The following chart displays the households in Selah, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Selah, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.5%)
Worked At Home (5.59%)
Carpooled (4.76%)

In 2024, 88.5% of workers in Selah, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.59%) and those who carpooled to work (4.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Selah, WA have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.539% of the workforce in Selah, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Selah, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Selah, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Selah, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Selah, WA (1.15k out of 8.25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Selah, WA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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