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Lee (East) & Russell Counties--Phenix City & Smiths Station Cities PUMA, AL

105,824 Population
828.9 square miles 127.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,566 ±$2,996 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Alabama: $36,940 ±$421
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,003 ±$6,657 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Alabama: $66,659 ±$780
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.2% ±3.3% (19,009  ±3,506) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 15.2% 760,634 (±0.5% / ±23,122)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.2 minutes ±0.7 (1,085,550  ±47,114) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

42,427 ±2,399 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,059,528 ±11,700
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.2 (105,286  ±3,581) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 2.4 5,012,179
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.7% ±3.1% (1,598  ±735) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 5.5% 66,284 (±0.4% / ±4,512)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

48,165 ±2,010 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,381,771 ±264
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$218,800 ±$18,796 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $233,300 ±$2,461
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±2.5% (9,741  ±2,663.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 580,213 (±0.4% / ±21,123.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.5% ±4.9% (66,416  ±4,515.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 89.6% 3,170,126 (±0.8% / ±28,414.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.6% ±3% (17,708  ±2,382.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 29.9% 1,056,835 (±0.5% / ±16,975.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4.1% ±2.1% (4,077  ±2,130.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alabama: 6.1% 289,812 (±0.1% / ±5,392.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5% ±1.9% (5,303  ±2,030) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 4.5% 230,850
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

15.4% ±2.3% (12,246  ±1,891) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Alabama: 7.5% 298,792 (±0.2% / ±9,595)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,246 Total veterans ±1,891 10,741 Male ±1,775 1,505 Female ±759

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