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Huntsville, AL vs Phenix City, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Phenix City, is 29% less than it is in Huntsville and is 59% below the National Average.
- Huntsville unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Phenix City unemployment rate is 2.7%.

Economy
 Huntsville, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.1%2.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%29.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,838$25,793$37,638
 Household Income$60,959$43,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,059$56,740$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Huntsville, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.4%20.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.4%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%3.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.7%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Huntsville, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%14.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science15.6%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%6.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%18.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Phenix City    2 Reviews

Phenix City Ala--Has got to be the arm pit of the south---Lack of jobs makes it a very dangerous place to live,crime is out of control --drugs are every where and the  More

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I live in Fort Mitchell and the school ratio teacher to student at Fort Mitchell is incorrect. Its more like 25 students per teacher and its growing rapidly as many  More

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ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total
ZIPS IN PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA
36867 36870 36869 36875

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