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Phenix City, AL
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Phenix City profile


Living in Phenix City



Phenix City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 38,267 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Phenix City is the 13th largest community in Alabama.

Phenix City is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Phenix City, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Phenix City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Phenix City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Phenix City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.20% of adults in Phenix City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Phenix City in 2018 was $28,273, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,092 for a family of four. However, Phenix City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Phenix City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Phenix City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phenix City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Phenix City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Phenix City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.