Phillips County, Montana

Phillips County has a population of 4,221 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,600, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $53,417.

Home price
$197,600
Income
$53,417
Population
4,221
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,600county
Median gross rent$536county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198056.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,417county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%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 home18.7%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.1%county
Economic output per resident$38,809county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(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 time15.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2970county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.6%county
Traffic deaths47.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher25.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.1%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment662county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible63.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population4,221county
Land area in square miles5,140county
People per square mile of land0.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store48.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents522county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in49county
Households that moved away52county
Average income of arriving households$46,020county
Average income of departing households$50,231county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.3 incounty
Annual snowfall32.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days132 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 16county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$101county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use711 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.1%county
Homes heated by propane25.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.6%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband91.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.9county
Landslide risk43.7county
Hail risk26.6county
Earthquake risk15.1county
Tornado risk7.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk20.6county
Winter weather risk68.5county
Strong wind risk8.7county
Wildfire risk67.7county

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 Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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