COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Phillips County

Colorado · 4,189 residents · 688 sq mi

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Phillips County is home to 4,189 people in Colorado. At a median age of 38.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $41,600. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $252 a month. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,189

−6%vs 2000

vs 4,480 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

688 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(281)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(295)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(256)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(160)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(562)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(585)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(377)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(458)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(417)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(324)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(138)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,484

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,177 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,444

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,394 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(3,865)

Black0.2%(9)

Hispanic / Latino11.8%(527)

Asian0.4%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(4,162)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(138)

Asian0.4%(16)

Other0.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican24.3%(1,094)

Central American2.1%(96)

Honduran1.6%(72)

South American1.5%(68)

Chilean1.5%(68)

Guatemalan0.5%(24)

Spaniard0.2%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German29.4%(1,321)

English9.9%(447)

Irish6.7%(300)

Dutch3.2%(145)

French2.6%(115)

Swedish1.6%(72)

American1.5%(68)

Scottish1.5%(67)

Russian1%(44)

Czech0.8%(38)

Danish0.8%(38)

Belgian0.8%(34)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.7%(33)

Italian0.7%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(26)

Norwegian0.5%(24)

Hungarian0.4%(16)

Welsh0.4%(16)

British0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(7)

Nigerian0.2%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.3%(365)

Married62.9%(1,131)

Widowed3.7%(66)

Divorced13.1%(235)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(225)

Married57.6%(975)

Widowed10.6%(179)

Divorced18.5%(313)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−12.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.4%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 267 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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