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Alabama (AL)Selma334

Dallas County, AL

Selma metro * 37.9K residents

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37.9K

Population

$37.3K

Median income

per household

$97.8K

Home value

30.4%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $37.3K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $97.8K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 30.4% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$37.3K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$97.8K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

30.4%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

65.2%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

34.4%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

23.4%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.6×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
63.1%
$50–100k
23.6%
$100–200k
11.8%
$200k+
1.4%
See Selma metro economy →See AL state economy →

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

46.3%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

22.4%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

19.5%

U.S.

12.8%

See Selma metro health data →See AL state health data →

Connectivity

0 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

250Mbps

Below gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

79.0%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

0.0%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

42.8%

U.S.

77.4%

See Selma metro connectivity →See AL state connectivity →

Map

Dallas County, AL

Population

37.9K

Area

978.7 sq mi

Density

38.7/sq mi

Neighbors

Autauga County, ALChilton County, ALLowndes County, ALMarengo County, ALPerry County, ALWilcox County, AL
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.