Phenix TownshipIL
A town of 1,650.
Is Phenix Township a good place to live?
Phenix Township’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 29 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Phenix Township's public schools beat 75% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Only 4 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Phenix Township. On the outdoors, just 44 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Phenix Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Phenix Township for work
Where Phenix Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Phenix Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Phenix Township is from typical.
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Moving to Phenix Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Phenix Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Phenix Township.
Phenix Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Phenix Township for work: only 1% work in town. At $136,000, Phenix Township’s median household income is against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 2.7% of Phenix Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Phenix Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (39% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Phenix Township, above both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Phenix Township.
| Phenix Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Phenix Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Phenix Township is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Phenix Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Phenix Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Phenix Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Phenix Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Phenix Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Phenix Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Phenix Township is conserved land
2.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Phenix Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Phenix Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Phenix Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Phenix Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Phenix Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Phenix Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,713 and it contained 656 housing units.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Phenix Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Phenix Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Canoe Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loraine Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geneseo Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hanna Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
Phenix Township and Hanna Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Phenix Township and Hanna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Canoe Creek Township, Loraine Township, Geneseo Township and Portland Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Phenix Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Phenix Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Phenix Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.