Moving to Phillips, Nebraska

Population: 336. Estimated population in July 2024: 337 (+0.3% change)
Males: 167 (49.7%), Females: 169 (50.3%)

Hamilton County

Zip code: 68865

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $35,536
Median house value: $51,700

Population by Race

Races in Phillips:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (16.4%), English (11.3%), Polish (7.7%), United States (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).

Elevation: 1893 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Phillips

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Phillips village

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Phillips:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Phillips:

  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 8 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 25 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 56 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Phillips:

  • AURORA MUNICIPAL – AL POTTER FIELD (about 16 miles; AURORA, NE; Abbreviation: AUH)
  • CENTRAL CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 07K)
  • HARVARD STATE (about 20 miles; HARVARD, NE; Abbreviation: 08K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Phillips:

  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 60 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 105 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 106 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 123 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 144 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)