Photo: Rivers Langley SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Phenix City run?
Phenix City’s city government spent $45.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,187 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Phenix City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,187 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison for Phenix City yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Phenix City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Phenix City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,089 · 2024: $1,187.
full-time in March 2025, down from 367 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $873 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Phenix City’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Phenix City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Phenix City →
Who’s in charge in Phenix City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Phenix City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on phenixcityal.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (38,267).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Phenix City City School District
Phenix City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,346 per pupil, $6,870 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Phenix City’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Phenix City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Russell County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.3%10,422 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.6%10,078 votesOthers: 1.1% (218 votes).
Most votes in Russell County: Kamala D Harris
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
82% of Phenix City lies in Russell County; the rest in Lee County. Every 2024 race in Russell County is on the county’s page.
Russell County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Phenix City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: phenixcityal.us ↗
- 2Alabama HousePhenix City is split between 2 districts
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Phenix City compares with the towns next door
Phenix City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $296 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Smiths Station | $296 | $796 |
| Phenix City | estimate | $873 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Phenix City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Phenix City’s government
How much does Phenix City spend per resident?
About $1,187 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Phenix City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $873 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see phenixcityal.us.
Who runs Phenix City’s government?
See phenixcityal.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Phenix City yet.
How did Phenix City vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Phenix City alone. Russell County, where 82% of Phenix City lies, voted Harris 50.3%, Trump 48.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Phenix City?
353 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Phenix City in the state legislature?
Phenix City is split among 2 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Phenix City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →