Hurtsboro vs Phenix City

A side-by-side comparison of Hurtsboro and Phenix City: population, income, housing, and more.

Hurtsboro and Phenix City are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phenix City has the higher population (38,477 vs 568 in Hurtsboro). Phenix City has the higher median household income ($49,715 vs $35,781 in Hurtsboro). Phenix City has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $113,500 in Hurtsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
Population	568	38,477
Median age	27.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,781	$49,715
Median home value	$113,500	$160,000
Median gross rent	$416	$926
Housing units	341	18,671
Homeownership rate	65.3%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
Population	535 → 568 (+6.2%)	36,516 → 38,477 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$40,341 → $35,781 (-11.3%)	$42,089 → $49,715 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $113,500 (+65.7%)	$129,000 → $160,000 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $416 (-19.8%)	$833 → $926 (+11.2%)

Hurtsboro

Population

535568

Median household income

$40,341$35,781

Median home value

$68,500$113,500

Median gross rent

$519$416

Phenix City

Population

36,51638,477

Median household income

$42,089$49,715

Median home value

$129,000$160,000

Median gross rent

$833$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
Under 5	8.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	8.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	24.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	4.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	22.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.6%
75 and over	3.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	41.6%
Black or African American	75.5%	45.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
No high school diploma	10.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
Drove alone	60.8%	78.1%
Carpooled	28.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
1-unit, detached	59.8%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hurtsboro	Phenix City
Poverty rate	11.8%	23.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	33	21
Median year structure built	1978	1983