How many renters in Selma, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Selma, NC, 2020–2024
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62.0% (±16.1 points) of renting households in Selma, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.0% (±16.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.6% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 34.5% (±4.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Selma

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Selma	Johnston County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±3.4 points)	15.2%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±7.3 points)	11.2%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.2% (±6.8 points)	12.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.5% (±10.5 points)	12.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.4% (±7.4 points)	11.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	48.6% (±14.3 points)	37.1%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Selma against Johnston County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Selma	Johnston County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.0% (±16.1 points)	48.2% (±4.9 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.6% (±14.3 points)	37.1% (±4.3 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.5% (±4.9 points)	29.3% (±1.6 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$17,179 (±$16,870)	$49,305 (±$5,124)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$820 (±$168)	$1,146 (±$76)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Selma, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Johnston County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Johnston County, Selma ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 161 of 650.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Selma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Selma
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Selma	—	62.0% (±16.1 points)	—
Pine Level	3.5 mi	58.0% (±40.9 points)	Not measurably different
Smithfield	3.6 mi	61.5% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson's Mills	5.1 mi	66.3% (±42.0 points)	Not measurably different
Micro	5.2 mi	76.8% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	8.9 mi	24.1% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Four Oaks	9.6 mi	53.8% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kenly	10 mi	43.3% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Archer Lodge	11 mi	45.2% (±45.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Princeton, NC (24.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Johnston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Micro	76.8% (±33.9 points)
2	Wilson's Mills	66.3% (±42.0 points)
3	Selma	62.0% (±16.1 points)
4	Smithfield	61.5% (±16.5 points)
5	Pine Level	58.0% (±40.9 points)
6	Clayton	54.2% (±10.4 points)
7	Four Oaks	53.8% (±26.4 points)
8	Archer Lodge	45.2% (±45.8 points)
9	Benson	43.8% (±20.6 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Johnston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Selma

Are renters in Selma rent-burdened?

62.0% of renting households in Selma pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Selma spend on rent?

The median renting household in Selma, NC spends 34.5% (±4.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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