Alabama · Census place 59472
Phenix City city, AL
Quick answer
Phenix City city has 38,477 residents, ranking #14 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $49,715, the median home is worth $160,000 and median gross rent runs $926 a month.
- Population
- 38,477Phenix City city residents
- Median household income
- $49,715Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $926Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Phenix City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Phenix City city median would spend about 22.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.8% of residents and 51.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Northport city 30,991
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