Median Household Income
$68,919
Median Home Value
$194,900
Median Gross Rent
$815/mo
Poverty Rate
12.2%
Unemployment Rate
1.2%
Homeownership Rate
68.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29.9%
Median Age
41.4
Population Over Time
Phelps County shrank 2.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
9,189
2016
9,236
2018
9,120
2020
9,050
2022
8,966
2024
9,009
Business & Industry
Phelps County has 353 business establishments employing 4,147 people.
Other services (except public administration)
48
Health care and social assistance
32
Wholesale trade
32
Finance and insurance
32
Construction
28
Accommodation and food services
26
Professional, scientific, and technical services
25
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
14
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.