It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Selmer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Selmer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Selmer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Selmer may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Selmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Selmer, just 9.53% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Selmer in 2022 was $21,875, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,500 for a family of four. However, Selmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Selmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Selmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Selmer include African, English, Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Selmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and African languages.
