2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Selmer, TN vs Iuka, MS

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Iuka, is 18% more than it is in Selmer and is 78% below the National Average.
- Selmer unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Iuka unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Selmer, TNIuka, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,974  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,639  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Selmer, TNIuka, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Selmer, TNIuka, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library15.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.6%13.1%
Reviews for Selmer    1 Reviews

Selmer's job market is shrinking by the hour. Literally (just about). We had 6 major factories that employed a majority of our population as recent as 5 years ago. Since  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Selmer

Reviews for Iuka    1 Reviews

We have lived here for 5 years and hate it. Now its time to move thank the LORD we have found a new Lake house. This town is the worse. All we have to do is move  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Iuka


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.