Selah city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,203 ( 1,056 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population density: 1790.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,029	61.31%	11.5%
Black:	73	0.89%	247.6%
Indian:	38	0.46%	49.3%
Asian:	156	1.90%	169.0%
2+ races:	625	7.62%	352.9%
Hispanic:	2,260	27.55%	92.8%

Total non-White:	3,174	38.69%	116.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-653	-11.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,709	29.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,147
5,682	79.50%
21	0.29%
75	1.05%
58	0.81%
138	1.93%
1,172	16.40%
1,465	20.50%

2000
6,413
5,455	85.06%
27	0.42%
7	0.11%
0	0.00%
221	3.45%
703	10.96%
958	14.94%

1990
5,113
4,649	90.93%
45	0.88%
57	1.11%
28	0.55%
n/a
334	6.53%
464	9.07%

1980
4,500
4,251	94.47%
6	0.13%
71	1.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
172	3.82%
249	5.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

227	3.5
507	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

806	15.8
494	9.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

398	8.8
215	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Selah city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.8
2,180	26.6%
6,023	73.4%
1,043	12.7%

3,335
2.38

2,137	64.1%
1,578	73.8%
342	16.0%
1,198	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
31.5
2,116	29.6%
5,031	70.4%
722	10.1%

2,658
2.64

1,861	70.0%
1,255	67.4%
322	17.3%
797	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
30.5
2,036	31.7%
4,377	68.3%
550	8.6%

2,278
2.75

1,687	74.1%
1,251	74.2%
258	15.3%
591	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
1,496	29.3%
3,617	70.7%
517	10.1%

1,877
2.62

1,352	72.0%
1,076	79.6%
166	12.3%
525	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
1,526	33.9%
2,974	66.1%
492	10.9%

1,559
2.77

1,191	76.4%
999	83.9%
128	10.7%
368	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Selah city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	87	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	116	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	86	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	105	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	99	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	191	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	83	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	293	8.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	354	10.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	534	16.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	339	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	223	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	318	9.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	218	6.5%
$200,000 or more	238	7.1%

Median Household Income	66,843
Per Capita Income	34,722

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	69	2.1%
Public Assistance	51	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	387	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,006	77.2%
Unemployed	106	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,112	80.0%
Not in Labor Force	780	20.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,183	1,134	51.1%
Non-Profit	220	393	35.9%
Self-Employed	217	218	49.9%

Local Government	219	129	62.9%
State Government	130	247	34.5%
Federal Government	13	18	41.9%

Total Private + Self	1,400	1,352	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	582	787	42.5%
Total	1,982	2,139	48.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	476	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	851	20.6%
Professional, Technical	1,035	25.0%
Service Occupations	639	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	39	0.9%
All others	1,133	27.4%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	708	17.1%
Educational services	554	13.4%
Manufacturing	501	12.1%
Retail trade	383	9.3%
Construction	304	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	288	7.0%
Other services	267	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	206	5.0%
Public administration	180	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	153	3.7%
Wholesale trade	150	3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	132	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	2.1%
Finance and insurance	76	1.8%
Information	72	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	56	1.4%
Utilities	18	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,036	24.82%
Puerto Rican	86	1.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	30	0.37%

Total Central American	38	0.46%
Costa Rican	38	0.46%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	70	0.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	61	0.74%
Vietnamese	52	0.63%
Filipino	25	0.30%
Chinese	13	0.16%
Korean	5	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,526	72.2%
Spanish	2,007	26.2%
Other Asian	68	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.2%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%
Vietnamese	8	0.1%
Korean	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,190	14.5%
Irish	774	9.4%
English	725	8.8%
European	364	4.4%
Dutch	282	3.4%
Swiss	272	3.3%
Scandinavian	178	2.2%
Italian	142	1.7%
American	133	1.6%
Norwegian	132	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	130	1.6%
Swedish	118	1.4%
Scottish	113	1.4%
Polish	109	1.3%
French	81	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,652	93.3%
Not a citizen	551	6.7%

Native	7,147	87.1%
Foreign-born	1,056	12.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
302	5.7%	445	8.4%	1,702	32.3%	1,510	28.7%	762	14.5%	547	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	302	5.7%
9-12 Years	445	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,702	32.3%
Some College	1,510	28.7%
Bach. Degree	762	14.5%
Grad Degree	547	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +536	D +13	D + 10.4%
D +549
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,269	59.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,403	37.1%	114	3.0%	3,786	21	13	0.09%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	1,733	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	854	30.7%	191	6.9%	2,778	26	16	0.08%

2020 President, Selah city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,403

37.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,269

59.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,786

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Selah city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

854

30.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,733

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

141

5.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,778

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Selah city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	66%	Loren Culp (R)	2,449	64.9%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,312	34.8%	12 [+]	0.3%	3,773	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.3%);
2018	S1	46%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,656	64.6%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	908	35.4%	0	0.0%	2,564	23	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	51%	Chris Vance (R)	1,706	61.4%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,071	38.6%	0	0.0%	2,777	20	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	51%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,749	63.0%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,029	37.0%	0	0.0%	2,778	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,669
Median Value	$320,400

Occupied	3,335	90.9%
Vacant	334	9.1%

Owned	1,846	55.4%
Rented	1,489	44.6%
Median Rent	$1,335

Single-Family Units	2,768	75.4%
Detached	2,420	66.0%
Attached	348	9.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	757	20.6%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Selah city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Selah city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Selah city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Selah city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Selah city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Selah city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Selah city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Selah city, WA