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Phillips TownshipIL

A town of 1,049.

Population
1,049
2025 Census estimate · −4.6% since 2020
Median home value
$109K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
48.1
years
Jobs based here
124
A commuter town

Is Phillips Township a good place to live?

The best of Phillips Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Phillips Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 13 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Phillips Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingA−HistoryWeakestD−Jobs & incomeC−Hazard riskC−Health
Small town

1,049 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Crossville · 1 miPhillipstown · 3 miGray Township · 4 miHawthorne Township · 6 miGrayville · 6 miBethel Township · 7 mi
Harmony TownshipBethel TownshipHawthorne TownshipRobb TownshipGray TownshipBurnt Prairie TownshipCarmi TownshipHarmony TownshipBethel TownshipHawthorne TownshipRobb TownshipGray TownshipBurnt Prairie TownshipCarmi TownshipPhillips Township

How Phillips Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Phillips Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $109K, 2 years of the county’s $55K median household incomeA+Open →Jobs & incomeD−Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listC−Open →HealthFairfield Memorial Hospital 1 22.9 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 8.7% of households have no car; 3.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsBeat 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landDOpen →HistoryA−Open →Civic life0.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.1; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Phillips Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Phillips Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCrossville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Phillips Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCarmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWhite County ClerkWhite County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62827, 6282162827 96% · 62821 3%Census 2020

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 Phillips Township.

HealthC−

Health in Phillips Township trails 81% of U.S. towns

Phillips Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Phillips Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 18% of Phillips Township adults smoke cigarettes.

19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Phillips TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%35%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
What stands outPhillips TownshipIL
More adults treating high blood pressure79.4%75.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.4%10.3%
Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1
22.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pagePhillips Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby22.9 miles to an ER · Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−

Most of Phillips Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Phillips Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Phillips Township is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Phillips Township fell to 124 in 2023, 96 fewer than in 2013.

2%work in town
Phillips TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$54,000$83,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.8%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Phillips Township2%
Carmi20%
Evansville10%
Albion9%
Grayville5%
20 mi
median commute distance
124
jobs based in Phillips Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns
Full pagePhillips Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here124 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work2% work in Phillips TownshipCommute times31 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Phillips Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Phillips Township.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
10
paid flood claims since 1996
Full pagePhillips Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims10 paid flood claims · Since 1996Past disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Phillips Township

Phillips Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Phillips Township’s July high is 88°F.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pagePhillips Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 24°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 1.7% of Phillips Township

14 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

1.7%conserved
Phillips TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1.7%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.30.4
1.7%
conserved · 706 of 42,251 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Full pagePhillips Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map14 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land1.7% conserved · 706 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Phillips Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Phillips Township

17pages on Phillips Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Beat 51% of IL districtsHealthC−Better than IL on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteD−$54K median household income · 124 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities · earthquakes
Out and about
OutdoorsD14 mi of trails · 2% conserved landPlacesAttractions15 nearby · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden 27 miLibraryC−Groff Memorial LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 525 residentsClimate88° summer highs · 12″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Phillips Township; the nearest are

University of Southern IndianaUniversity or college · Public · Evansville, IN24.8 mi$10,066 in-state tuitionHenderson Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Henderson, KY33.7 mi$4,728 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Phillips Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

Phillips Township has shrunk 14% since 2010

1,258 counted in 2010 and 1,129 in 2020; an estimated 1,049 in 2025.

1,2582010
1,1292020
1,0492025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Phillips Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Phillips Township is located in White County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,258 and it contained 610 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
66 sq mi
Elevation
476 ft

Questions about Phillips Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Phillips Township, IL expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.