Phillips County, Colorado

Phillips County has a population of 4,496 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $258,200, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $64,674.

Home price
$258,200
Income
$64,674
Population
4,496
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$258,200county
Median gross rent$999county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,054county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$803county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,345county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$64,674county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.9%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.5%county
Economic output per resident$56,598county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service96 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station78 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths22.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment790county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible52.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution77 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians89county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,496county
Land area in square miles688county
People per square mile of land6.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.7%county
Second languages23.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents375county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in98county
Households that moved away106county
Average income of arriving households$48,429county
Average income of departing households$60,509county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.9 incounty
Annual snowfall19.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F48 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use896 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.5%county
Homes heated by propane11.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband83.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.8county
Landslide risk0.7county
Hail risk77.4county
Earthquake risk20.8county
Tornado risk33.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.1county
Winter weather risk20.6county
Strong wind risk49.4county
Wildfire risk31.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Phillips County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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