| Official Name: | Selmont-West Selmont, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Nickname: | The Gateway to Selma |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
| Pushpin Label: | Selmont-West Selmont |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dallas |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2158 |
| Population Density Km2: | 254.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 658.33 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 117 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3783°N -87.0064°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-69180 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402837 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Selmont-West Selmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,158.
Selmont-West Selmont is located in eastern Dallas County at 32.3786°N -87.0067°W (32.378494, -87.006659).[2] It is on the south side of the Alabama River, which separates it from the city of the Selma, the county seat, to the north. The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 across the river into Selma at the north end of the CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6km2, of which 8.5km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 1.17%, is water.[3]
| White alone (NH) | 110 | 64 | 4.12% | 2.97% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,505 | 2,040 | 93.79% | 94.53% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 1 | 0.11% | 0.05% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.04% | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 11 | 43 | 0.41% | 1.99% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 41 | 10 | 1.54% | 0.46% | |
| Total | 2,671 | 2,158 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,502 people, 1,227 households, and 879 families residing in the community. The population density was 1068.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of 480.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the community was 91.35% Black or African American, 7.91% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,227 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.6% were married couples living together, 39.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the community the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.2 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $11,591, and the median income for a family was $15,000. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $17,786 for females. The per capita income for the community was $9,602. About 53.4% of families and 55.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.8% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 2,671 people, 999 households, and 658 families residing in the community. The population density was 810sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,320 housing units at an average density of 400sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the community was 93.9% Black or African American, 4.5% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 999 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.1% were married couples living together, 36.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the community the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $25,064, and the median income for a family was $26,741. Males had a median income of $21,536 versus $23,101 for females. The per capita income for the community was $9,798. About 36.1% of families and 34.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.3% of those under age 18 and 36.9% of those age 65 or over.