Phillips County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Phillips County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Phillips County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in northwest Kansas with a population of 4,874 that has declined 9.9% over the past five years and a median age of 45.7. The labor force participation rate stands at 59.2%, with 22.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 3.2%; median worker earnings are $37,308 against a GDP per capita of $88,371, suggesting capital-intensive rather than labor-intensive output. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $94,700 and median gross rent of $621/month, and the 78.0% homeownership rate reflects a stable, long-tenured resident base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-9.9% since 2018
Phillips County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,453 (92.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race122 (2.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races112 (2.3%)
- Black or African American Alone36 (0.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone36 (0.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone32 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish55
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)14
- 3.German or other West Germanic9
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic7
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance577
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining275
- 3.Public Administration (Group)193
- 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)180
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)162
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations932
- 2.Service Occupations378
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations327
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations315
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations305
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.86×)283
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)164
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.40×)149
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)594
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)136
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.