Ladonia vs Phenix City

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

Ladonia 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 3,987 in Ladonia). Ladonia has the higher median household income ($52,045 vs $49,715 in Phenix City). Phenix City has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $102,900 in Ladonia).

Population, income & housing

	Ladonia	Phenix City
Population	3,987	38,477
Median age	35.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,045	$49,715
Median home value	$102,900	$160,000
Median gross rent	$1,058	$926
Housing units	1,332	18,671
Homeownership rate	57.2%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladonia	Phenix City
Population	3,391 → 3,987 (+17.6%)	36,516 → 38,477 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$32,177 → $52,045 (+61.7%)	$42,089 → $49,715 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $102,900 (+28.0%)	$129,000 → $160,000 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,058 (+28.7%)	$833 → $926 (+11.2%)

Ladonia

Population

3,3913,987

Median household income

$32,177$52,045

Median home value

$80,400$102,900

Median gross rent

$822$1,058

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)

	Ladonia	Phenix City
Under 5	7.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.6%
75 and over	2.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladonia	Phenix City
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	41.6%
Black or African American	19.1%	45.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladonia	Phenix City
No high school diploma	26.1%	11.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladonia	Phenix City
Drove alone	82.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladonia	Phenix City
1-unit, detached	56.8%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	42.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Ladonia	Phenix City
Poverty rate	18.7%	23.8%
Average household size	2.99	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1983	1983