COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Phillips County

Kansas · 6,001 residents · 886 sq mi

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Phillips County is home to 6,001 people in Kansas. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $51,600. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $296 a month at the median. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,001

−9%since 1990

from 6,590 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.5

+4%since 1990

from 40.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

886 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(332)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.1%(369)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(471)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(423)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.6%(216)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.5%(572)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.6%(819)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.4%(866)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.4%(622)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.6%(578)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848%(482)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4.2%(251)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,013

+27%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,918 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,121

+67%since 1990

from $10,270 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.0%

−3.3 ptssince 1990

from 13.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,600

+51%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $234 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 76.4% in 1990

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,508)

Black0.5%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(22)

Asian0.3%(19)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(5,868)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(40)

Asian0.4%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(138)

Puerto Rican0.3%(15)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(12)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Korean0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German34.8%(1,676)

English10.8%(520)

Irish8.7%(421)

American8.4%(405)

Dutch5.5%(263)

Swedish2.3%(112)

Polish1.7%(81)

Russian1.6%(75)

French1.3%(64)

Scottish1.2%(59)

Norwegian1.2%(58)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(54)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.8%(39)

French Canadian0.7%(35)

Swiss0.7%(35)

British0.5%(22)

Danish0.4%(21)

Czech0.4%(19)

Austrian0.4%(17)

Subsaharan African0.3%(15)

Welsh0.3%(14)

Greek0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(6)

Belgian0.1%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

+5.1 ptssince 1990

from 10.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.4%

+10.4 ptssince 1990

from 73.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.7 min

−48%since 1990

from 20.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.9%(482)

Married70.4%(1,626)

Widowed2.8%(65)

Divorced5.9%(137)

Women 15+

Never married13.1%(329)

Married66.5%(1,667)

Widowed15.3%(384)

Divorced5.1%(128)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)6%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.3%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.4%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 201 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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