Census-designated place Selmont-West Selmont is a census-designated place in Alabama, in Dallas County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Selmont-West Selmont had a real-estate tax bill of $199 a year, compared with $738 in Alabama and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $52,200 (± $12,399), compared with $195,100 in Alabama and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Selmont-West Selmont | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,121 ± 595 | 5,054,253 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $199 | $738 ± $6 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $52,200 ± $12,399 | $195,100 ± $1,110 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $32,365 ± $5,570 | $62,027 ± $400 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.38% | 0.38% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 87.4% ± 8.8 points | 69.9% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 34.3%, margin of error ± 17.6 points) | 33.8% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 25.5% ± 8.6 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 34% of the estimate | 17.5% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Alabama
How it works. County tax sale / state-held certificate/deed system
Excess sale money. Excess-funds handling is governed by Ala. Code 40-10-28 and related administrative rules; redemption/excess-funds rights must be evaluated separately from title status
These rules are set by Alabama, not by Selmont-West Selmont, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Alabama entry with statute links.