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.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Phenix City. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 population of Phenix City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Phenix City, 21.20% 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.