PlainZIP

Selma, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Selma, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,063. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SELMA-OR · Selma, OR 1 ZIPs · 2,063 pop · #23246/25278 · Josephine County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-LOW $44,099
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23246/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cave Junction
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,063
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $312,200

Nearest income peer: Cave Junction, OR (+ $3,490 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Selma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Selma on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Selma, OR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,063
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,099
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,099 average) · poverty 22.3%. The primary code (97538) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Oregon, Cascadia is the closest lower-income city and Malin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Selma.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 97538, is all of Selma

There is no split to weigh here: 97538 holds every one of Selma's 2,063 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Selma

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 78 employees , annual payroll $3,507k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97538 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Selma, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Josephine County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Selma. See the Josephine County roll-up →

Selma lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Josephine County: Grants Pass, Cave Junction and Merlin earn more and Wolf Creek, O Brien and Kerby earn less. Merlin marks the far end of that range at $81,167, 84% above Selma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97538 2,063 $44,099 17 6
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Selma roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Selma, .