Phenix City is a city of 38,499 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 10,234 more people. The poverty rate is 24.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $170,300, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,053, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Phenix City
What changed most since 1990
Black share39.9% → 47.6%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.6%(1,305)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(1,002)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(765)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(79)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,295 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Phenix City, decade by decade
Phenix City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,338
$49,149
$113,523
10.6%
61.3
2000
28,265
$48,675
$132,070
12.6%
65.7
2010
32,822
$47,645
$160,113
13.9%
70.6
2020
38,816
$50,714
$157,686
22.2%
75.1
2024
38,499
$50,053
$170,300
23.2%
75.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
