Back to: Colorado, Colorado smaller cities, Colorado smallest towns, All US cities.
Please wait while loading the map...
We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%).
Detached houses: $214,701Here:$214,701State:$322,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $543,227Here:$543,227State:$250,501 Mobile homes: $96,131Here:$96,131State:$53,488
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.0%
McCain (Republican): 71.7% Obama (Democratic): 27.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $869 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $634 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phillips County is $424 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Holyoke, Haxtun, Paoli.
Click to draw/clear Phillips County borders
Notable locations in Phillips County: Kramer Feedlot (A), East Phillips County Ambulance (B), Sand Hills Fire Department (C), Amherst Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Paoli Cemetery (1), Amherst Cemetery (2), Jarvis Cemetery (3), Posegate Cemetery (4), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (5), Bryant Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Frenchman Creek Reservoir (A), Fuesz Reservoir (B), Koch Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Wildhorse Creek (A), Sandy Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Phillips County: Kramer Feedlot (A), East Phillips County Ambulance (B), Sand Hills Fire Department (C), Amherst Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Paoli Cemetery (1), Amherst Cemetery (2), Jarvis Cemetery (3), Posegate Cemetery (4), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (5), Bryant Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Frenchman Creek Reservoir (A), Fuesz Reservoir (B), Koch Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Wildhorse Creek (A), Sandy Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Chase County, Nebraska , Logan County , Sedgwick County , Yuma County , Perkins County, Nebraska .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 116 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 363 (18% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in Phillips County with a mortgage: 507 (25 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 425
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Phillips County (%):
6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,093 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 3.84% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($16,866 average AGI) 2.70% relocated from other states ($10,227 average AGI)Phillips County:2.70%Colorado average:4.67%
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,061 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.93% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($20,132 average AGI) 2.66% relocated to other states ($9,930 average AGI)Phillips County:2.66%Colorado average:3.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 968 (896 aged, 72 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
1,067 spouses, 1,292 children (1,213 natural, 34 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 44 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
Size of family households: 615 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 251 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 483 1-person, 47 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
89.1% of residents of Phillips County speak English at home. 10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Phillips County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
56% of Phillips County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Colorado.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,700
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Welfare - Other: $471,000
Solid Waste Management: $254,000
General - Other: $253,000
Central Staff Services: $231,000
Financial Administration: $202,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
Parks & Recreation: $97,000
General Public Buildings: $95,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000
Corrections - Other: $36,000
Libraries: $9,000
General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Rents: $14,000
Public Welfare: $398,000
All Other: $114,000
General Support: $16,000
Total General Sales: $436,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Home sales trends information powered by Onboard Informatics © 2012 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. Website © 2003-2012 Advameg, Inc.