Phenix City, Alabama demographics

Phenix City, AL demographics: median age 35.6; 23.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Phenix City city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0159472. The survey estimates a population of 38,499 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Phenix City is 35.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 15,783 households (±491). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.6 ±1.3	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	9,833 ±849	25.5% ±2.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	9,002 ±796	23.4% ±2.1 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	14,707 ±939	38.2% ±2.4 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	4,957 ±488	12.9% ±1.3 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	18,098 ±675	47.0% ±1.8 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	20,401 ±676	53.0% ±1.8 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	16,102 ±950	41.8% ±2.5 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	18,622 ±1,170	48.4% ±3.0 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	43 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	476 ±151	1.2% ±0.4 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	328 ±167 · low precision	0.9% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,928 ±674	7.6% ±1.8 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,290 ±518	94.3% ±1.3 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,209 ±519	5.7% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,013 ±451	38.1% ±2.6 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	386 ±163	2.4% ±1.0 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,834 ±434	18.0% ±2.7 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,904 ±577	37.4% ±3.5 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	646 ±252	4.1% ±1.6 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,174 ±350	32.8% ±2.0 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,609 ±633	67.2% ±3.4 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,904 ±577	37.4% ±3.5 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,268 ±559	27.0% ±3.4 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,753 ±438	17.4% ±2.7 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,917 ±372	12.1% ±2.3 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	715 ±183	4.5% ±1.2 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	118 ±100 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	108 ±79 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	37,132 ±351	96.4% ±0.9 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,367 ±353	3.6% ±0.9 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 36,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	34,017 ±570	94.2% ±1.3 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,392 ±435	3.9% ±1.2 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	48 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	125 ±102 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	7 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	40 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	50 ±80 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	150 ±86 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	30 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	200 ±180 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 25,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,612 ±462	10.2% ±1.8 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,477 ±639	29.3% ±2.4 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,545 ±716	25.6% ±2.7 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,983 ±539	11.7% ±2.1 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,903 ±643	15.3% ±2.5 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,011 ±388	7.9% ±1.5 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 38,139
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	33,241 ±937	87.2% ±2.4 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,860 ±755	4.9% ±2.0 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	999 ±395	2.6% ±1.0 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,933 ±638	5.1% ±1.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	106 ±116 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.5% of Phenix City residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 81.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Phenix City	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.5% ±2.0 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.3% ±3.0 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.8% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Phenix City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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