
Alabama · Census place 59496
Phil Campbell, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Phil Campbell, Alabama (Phil Campbell, AL — Census place “Phil Campbell town”) is 834 residents, ranking #352 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $31,500, the median home is worth $99,200 and median gross rent runs $642 a month. Looking for the Phil Campbell Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Phil Campbell, AL: 35581.
- Population
- 834Phil Campbell town residents
- Median household income
- $31,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $642Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.5%Owner-occupied households
Phil Campbell ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Phil Campbell.
The Phil Campbell AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Phil Campbell town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Phil Campbell town median would spend about 24.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.3% of residents and 70.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Phil Campbell town, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Phil Campbell town is a very small community in Alabama, with 834 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #352 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 40% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Phil Campbell town earn a median of $31,500 a year, 59.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 24.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Phil Campbell town is valued at $99,200, 67.3% below the national figure and 37% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $642 a month, 54.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,704 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 834 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Phil Campbell town against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Phil Campbell town?
- Phil Campbell town has 834 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #352 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Phil Campbell town?
- Median household income in Phil Campbell town is $31,500 a year, 59.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Phil Campbell town?
- Median gross rent is $642 a month and the median home value is $99,200, so rent absorbs about 24.5% of median household income.
- Is Phil Campbell town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Phil Campbell town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Phil Campbell town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.