Phenix City.
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Alabama·Russell County
14 tracts·32K people·$170K median·1,149/mi²
Black 48 · White 40 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 38 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Health 28 · Retail 20 · Professional 16 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 9 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Phenix City is $170,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Phenix City has 38,499 residents across 10 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.6; the population is 47.6% Black, 40.3% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.5% (Census ACS).
Lakewood Elementary School (69%), Sherwood Elementary School (53%) and Ridgecrest Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; Phenix City Intermediate School (35%) and South Girard School (33%) lead the middle schools; Central High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $967/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Phenix City is $50,053 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Phenix City, median rent is $967/month and the median home value is $170,300 (Census ACS).
Phenix City reported 8.9 violent crimes and 38.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Phenix City are lightning (77), inland flooding (60) and heat wave (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Phenix City scores 8.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).