Moving to Phillips, Wisconsin
Population: 1,675. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,499 (-10.5% change)
Males: 764 (45.6%), Females: 911 (54.4%)
Price County
Zip code: 54555
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $31,471
Median house value: $61,800
Population by Race
Races in Phillips:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (41.5%), Irish (10.1%), Norwegian (8.6%), Czech (7.1%), United States (4.5%), Italian (4.4%).
Elevation: 1480 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Phillips
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Phillips city
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+1.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Phillips:
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 36 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Phillips:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 61 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 65 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 82 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Phillips:
- PRICE COUNTY (about 1 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; Abbreviation: PBH)
- PRENTICE (about 15 miles; PRENTICE, WI; Abbreviation: 5N2)
- PARK FALLS MUNI (about 18 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: PKF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Phillips:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 100 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 110 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 120 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 134 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Schools
Public high school in Phillips:
- PHILLIPS HI (Students: 398; Location: COUNTY HIGHWAY W; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Phillips:
- PHILLIPS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 8; Location: 104 FAIRWAY DRIVE; Grades: 7 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Phillips:
- PHILLIPS EL (Students: 362; Location: 400 TURNER ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- PHILLIPS MID (Students: 209; Location: HIGHWAY 100; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Phillips:
- PHILLIPS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $232,089; Location: 286 CHERRY ST.; 17,627 books; 1,370 audio materials; 999 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)