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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Phillips spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Phillips rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.62% of adults 25 and older in Phillips have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Phillips in 2022 was $25,405, 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 $101,620 for a family of four.
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.
