Moving to Philip, South Dakota
Population: 885. Estimated population in July 2024: 756 (-14.6% change)
Males: 408 (46.1%), Females: 477 (53.9%)
Haakon County
Zip code: 57567
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $31,103
Median house value: $47,300
Population by Race
Races in Philip:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- American Indian (3.8%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (34.4%), Irish (14.9%), Norwegian (14.6%), English (9.0%), Czech (4.1%), Dutch (3.8%).
Elevation: 2162 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Philip
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Philip city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-17.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Philip:
- HANS P PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (503 W PINE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Philip:
- BENNETT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER-CAH (about 57 miles; MARTIN, SD)
- PHS IHS AT EAGLE BUTTE (about 70 miles; EAGLE BUTTE, SD)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 77 miles; ROSEBUD, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Philip:
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 96 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 99 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 100 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Philip:
- PHILIP (about 6 miles; PHILIP, SD; Abbreviation: PHP)
- KADOKA MUNI (about 20 miles; KADOKA, SD; Abbreviation: 5V8)
- WALL MUNI (about 41 miles; WALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6V4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Philip:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 108 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 126 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 198 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 203 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 241 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 284 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
Schools
Public high school in Philip:
- PHILIP HI SCH (Students: 114; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Philip:
- PHILIP ELEM (Students: 112; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
- PHILIP JR HI (Students: 48; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- ALFALFA VALLEY ELEM (Students: 14; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
- KING ELEM (Students: 10; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
- CHEYENNE ELEM (Students: 7; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
- OTTUMWA ELEM (Students: 7; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
- DEEP CREEK ELEM (Students: 4; Location: 330 SCOTTIE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Philip:
- HAAKON COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $15,651; Location: 140 S HOWARD AVE; 14,650 books; 99 audio materials; 183 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)