Selma TownshipMI
A town of 2,267. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Selma Township a good place to live?
The best of Selma Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Selma Township. Selma Township's schools rank ahead of 72% of Michigan towns. 41% of the land in Selma Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 50 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Selma Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Selma Township stand out
Where Selma Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
99% of working residents leave Selma Township for work
Where Selma Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Selma Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Selma Township is from typical.
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Moving to Selma Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Selma Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Selma Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Selma Township
30 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Selma Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | 25.4 mi | 9,213 |
| 2. William Mitchell State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Selma Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Selma Township for work: only 1% work in town. Selma Township’s median household income is $65,000. The top destinations are Cadillac (35%), Haring Township (10%) and Cherry Grove Township (6%).
| Selma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Selma Township is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Selma Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of Selma Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Selma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Selma Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Selma Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Selma Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Selma Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Selma Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Selma Township is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Selma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Selma Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Selma Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Selma Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Selma Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Selma Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Selma Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Selma Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,233 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,375 ft
Selma Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Selma Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Boon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haring Township | #302 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Cherry Grove Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C |
Selma Township and Cherry Grove Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Selma Township, Haring Township and Cherry Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Boon Township and Colfax Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Selma Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Selma Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Selma Township, MI a good place to live?
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Selma Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.