It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Phillips has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Phillips has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Phillips than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Phillips may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.58 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Phillips doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Phillips is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.58% of adults 25 and older in Phillips have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Phillips in 2022 was $28,327, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,308 for a family of four. However, Phillips contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Phillips is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Phillips home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phillips residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Phillips include German, English, Polish, Irish, and Czechoslovakian.
The most common language spoken in Phillips is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
