Phelps County

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Phelps County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 9,747
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 110 / 106 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,398.508 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.647 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 366,000.000 acres (1,480.836 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 470
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 8.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 53.60%
Farm earnings (2005): $46,376,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 325,000,000 / 318,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 64.00%
Physicians (2004): 13
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (30)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,854
Federal Spending (2004): $69,520

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	11,348	56.28%
Rural, Farm	2,004	9.94%
Rural, Non-farm	6,810	33.78%

Phelps County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Employment Information Back to top
Phelps County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	5,042	4,985	57	1.13%	11
1991	5,143	5,072	71	1.39%	14
1992	5,189	5,117	72	1.38%	14
1993	5,167	5,101	66	1.28%	13
1994	5,361	5,280	81	1.51%	15
1995	5,423	5,328	96	1.77%	18
1996	5,458	5,346	112	2.06%	21
1997	5,276	5,178	98	1.87%	19
1998	5,169	5,057	112	2.17%	22
1999	5,109	5,002	107	2.09%	21
2000	5,395	5,276	119	2.20%	22
2001	5,406	5,266	140	2.59%	26
2002	5,378	5,221	158	2.93%	29
2003	5,414	5,246	167	3.09%	31
2004	5,296	5,121	175	3.31%	33
2005	5,246	5,096	151	2.88%	29
2006	5,202	5,085	116	2.24%	22
2007	5,203	5,081	122	2.34%	24
2008	5,287	5,159	129	2.43%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,937	4,847	90	1.82%	18
Feb 1990	4,946	4,856	90	1.82%	18
Mar 1990	5,011	4,947	64	1.28%	13
Apr 1990	5,056	5,010	46	0.91%	9
May 1990	5,065	5,022	43	0.85%	8
Jun 1990	5,191	5,137	54	1.04%	10
Jul 1990	5,252	5,180	72	1.37%	14
Aug 1990	5,124	5,072	52	1.01%	10
Sep 1990	4,947	4,900	47	0.95%	10
Oct 1990	5,037	4,997	40	0.79%	8
Nov 1990	4,948	4,913	35	0.71%	7
Dec 1990	4,985	4,937	48	0.96%	10

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,959	4,879	80	1.61%	16
Feb 1991	5,013	4,914	99	1.97%	20
Mar 1991	5,073	4,977	96	1.89%	19
Apr 1991	5,169	5,102	67	1.30%	13
May 1991	5,197	5,138	59	1.14%	11
Jun 1991	5,336	5,263	73	1.37%	14
Jul 1991	5,332	5,264	68	1.28%	13
Aug 1991	5,237	5,183	54	1.03%	10
Sep 1991	5,078	5,016	62	1.22%	12
Oct 1991	5,141	5,085	56	1.09%	11
Nov 1991	5,122	5,054	68	1.33%	13
Dec 1991	5,057	4,983	74	1.46%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,086	4,972	114	2.24%	22
Feb 1992	5,088	5,008	80	1.57%	16
Mar 1992	5,183	5,114	69	1.33%	13
Apr 1992	5,229	5,179	50	0.96%	10
May 1992	5,248	5,173	75	1.43%	14
Jun 1992	5,321	5,244	77	1.45%	14
Jul 1992	5,370	5,290	80	1.49%	15
Aug 1992	5,282	5,229	53	1.00%	10
Sep 1992	5,080	5,011	69	1.36%	14
Oct 1992	5,188	5,137	51	0.98%	10
Nov 1992	5,101	5,047	54	1.06%	11
Dec 1992	5,091	5,002	89	1.75%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,986	4,865	121	2.43%	24
Feb 1993	5,047	4,942	105	2.08%	21
Mar 1993	5,097	5,017	80	1.57%	16
Apr 1993	5,147	5,084	63	1.22%	12
May 1993	5,247	5,194	53	1.01%	10
Jun 1993	5,353	5,289	64	1.20%	12
Jul 1993	5,338	5,284	54	1.01%	10
Aug 1993	5,251	5,204	47	0.90%	9
Sep 1993	5,081	5,033	48	0.94%	9
Oct 1993	5,175	5,126	49	0.95%	9
Nov 1993	5,143	5,104	39	0.76%	8
Dec 1993	5,137	5,065	72	1.40%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,277	5,154	123	2.33%	23
Feb 1994	5,298	5,192	106	2.00%	20
Mar 1994	5,366	5,264	102	1.90%	19
Apr 1994	5,390	5,325	65	1.21%	12
May 1994	5,440	5,374	66	1.21%	12
Jun 1994	5,486	5,398	88	1.60%	16
Jul 1994	5,426	5,346	80	1.47%	15
Aug 1994	5,404	5,341	63	1.17%	12
Sep 1994	5,201	5,129	72	1.38%	14
Oct 1994	5,364	5,300	64	1.19%	12
Nov 1994	5,347	5,286	61	1.14%	11
Dec 1994	5,329	5,249	80	1.50%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,235	5,130	105	2.01%	20
Feb 1995	5,324	5,229	95	1.78%	18
Mar 1995	5,356	5,258	98	1.83%	18
Apr 1995	5,428	5,352	76	1.40%	14
May 1995	5,505	5,421	84	1.53%	15
Jun 1995	5,601	5,502	99	1.77%	18
Jul 1995	5,535	5,448	87	1.57%	16
Aug 1995	5,472	5,390	82	1.50%	15
Sep 1995	5,308	5,235	73	1.38%	14
Oct 1995	5,509	5,398	111	2.01%	20
Nov 1995	5,405	5,304	101	1.87%	19
Dec 1995	5,403	5,263	140	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,406	5,226	180	3.33%	33
Feb 1996	5,416	5,283	133	2.46%	25
Mar 1996	5,441	5,315	126	2.32%	23
Apr 1996	5,465	5,363	102	1.87%	19
May 1996	5,552	5,451	101	1.82%	18
Jun 1996	5,589	5,474	115	2.06%	21
Jul 1996	5,605	5,496	109	1.94%	19
Aug 1996	5,540	5,448	92	1.66%	17
Sep 1996	5,426	5,335	91	1.68%	17
Oct 1996	5,444	5,357	87	1.60%	16
Nov 1996	5,318	5,217	101	1.90%	19
Dec 1996	5,298	5,187	111	2.10%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,272	5,109	163	3.09%	31
Feb 1997	5,193	5,068	125	2.41%	24
Mar 1997	5,200	5,082	118	2.27%	23
Apr 1997	5,276	5,192	84	1.59%	16
May 1997	5,447	5,354	93	1.71%	17
Jun 1997	5,463	5,365	98	1.79%	18
Jul 1997	5,480	5,387	93	1.70%	17
Aug 1997	5,341	5,268	73	1.37%	14
Sep 1997	5,154	5,085	69	1.34%	13
Oct 1997	5,202	5,125	77	1.48%	15
Nov 1997	5,133	5,059	74	1.44%	14
Dec 1997	5,154	5,040	114	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,143	5,002	141	2.74%	27
Feb 1998	5,107	4,969	138	2.70%	27
Mar 1998	5,133	5,004	129	2.51%	25
Apr 1998	5,226	5,132	94	1.80%	18
May 1998	5,278	5,169	109	2.07%	21
Jun 1998	5,351	5,216	135	2.52%	25
Jul 1998	5,304	5,180	124	2.34%	23
Aug 1998	5,250	5,152	98	1.87%	19
Sep 1998	5,066	4,986	80	1.58%	16
Oct 1998	5,093	4,996	97	1.90%	19
Nov 1998	5,072	4,971	101	1.99%	20
Dec 1998	5,006	4,903	103	2.06%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,101	4,976	125	2.45%	25
Feb 1999	5,095	4,969	126	2.47%	25
Mar 1999	5,053	4,933	120	2.37%	24
Apr 1999	5,118	4,999	119	2.33%	23
May 1999	5,209	5,102	107	2.05%	21
Jun 1999	5,288	5,163	125	2.36%	24
Jul 1999	5,250	5,125	125	2.38%	24
Aug 1999	5,160	5,060	100	1.94%	19
Sep 1999	5,024	4,933	91	1.81%	18
Oct 1999	5,043	4,969	74	1.47%	15
Nov 1999	5,002	4,915	87	1.74%	17
Dec 1999	4,970	4,885	85	1.71%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	5,262	5,121	141	2.68%	27
Feb 2000	5,318	5,184	134	2.52%	25
Mar 2000	5,307	5,184	123	2.32%	23
Apr 2000	5,350	5,242	108	2.02%	20
May 2000	5,424	5,294	130	2.40%	24
Jun 2000	5,600	5,472	128	2.29%	23
Jul 2000	5,550	5,430	120	2.16%	22
Aug 2000	5,498	5,391	107	1.95%	19
Sep 2000	5,333	5,240	93	1.74%	17
Oct 2000	5,385	5,279	106	1.97%	20
Nov 2000	5,358	5,246	112	2.09%	21
Dec 2000	5,353	5,229	124	2.32%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	5,385	5,243	142	2.64%	26
Feb 2001	5,393	5,237	156	2.89%	29
Mar 2001	5,435	5,282	153	2.82%	28
Apr 2001	5,477	5,354	123	2.25%	22
May 2001	5,504	5,372	132	2.40%	24
Jun 2001	5,545	5,403	142	2.56%	26
Jul 2001	5,548	5,405	143	2.58%	26
Aug 2001	5,362	5,228	134	2.50%	25
Sep 2001	5,286	5,150	136	2.57%	26
Oct 2001	5,348	5,214	134	2.51%	25
Nov 2001	5,321	5,178	143	2.69%	27
Dec 2001	5,270	5,125	145	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	5,333	5,147	186	3.49%	35
Feb 2002	5,373	5,194	179	3.33%	33
Mar 2002	5,351	5,164	187	3.49%	35
Apr 2002	5,365	5,201	164	3.06%	31
May 2002	5,394	5,242	152	2.82%	28
Jun 2002	5,401	5,240	161	2.98%	30
Jul 2002	5,398	5,232	166	3.08%	31
Aug 2002	5,361	5,224	137	2.56%	26
Sep 2002	5,194	5,057	137	2.64%	26
Oct 2002	5,475	5,338	137	2.50%	25
Nov 2002	5,451	5,318	133	2.44%	24
Dec 2002	5,441	5,290	151	2.78%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	5,317	5,137	180	3.39%	34
Feb 2003	5,351	5,187	164	3.06%	31
Mar 2003	5,387	5,217	170	3.16%	32
Apr 2003	5,471	5,302	169	3.09%	31
May 2003	5,536	5,366	170	3.07%	31
Jun 2003	5,538	5,359	179	3.23%	32
Jul 2003	5,531	5,342	189	3.42%	34
Aug 2003	5,333	5,169	164	3.08%	31
Sep 2003	5,294	5,133	161	3.04%	30
Oct 2003	5,466	5,319	147	2.69%	27
Nov 2003	5,385	5,231	154	2.86%	29
Dec 2003	5,353	5,195	158	2.95%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	5,232	5,027	205	3.92%	39
Feb 2004	5,263	5,080	183	3.48%	35
Mar 2004	5,281	5,093	188	3.56%	36
Apr 2004	5,385	5,212	173	3.21%	32
May 2004	5,397	5,219	178	3.30%	33
Jun 2004	5,483	5,307	176	3.21%	32
Jul 2004	5,450	5,263	187	3.43%	34
Aug 2004	5,261	5,085	176	3.35%	33
Sep 2004	5,133	4,975	158	3.08%	31
Oct 2004	5,249	5,100	149	2.84%	28
Nov 2004	5,216	5,051	165	3.16%	32
Dec 2004	5,200	5,037	163	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	5,240	5,044	196	3.74%	37
Feb 2005	5,268	5,090	178	3.38%	34
Mar 2005	5,266	5,086	180	3.42%	34
Apr 2005	5,218	5,056	162	3.10%	31
May 2005	5,245	5,087	158	3.01%	30
Jun 2005	5,363	5,214	149	2.78%	28
Jul 2005	5,365	5,200	165	3.08%	31
Aug 2005	5,156	5,020	136	2.64%	26
Sep 2005	5,152	5,020	132	2.56%	26
Oct 2005	5,231	5,118	113	2.16%	22
Nov 2005	5,228	5,111	117	2.24%	22
Dec 2005	5,225	5,100	125	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	5,103	4,966	137	2.68%	27
Feb 2006	5,123	5,015	108	2.11%	21
Mar 2006	5,161	5,034	127	2.46%	25
Apr 2006	5,192	5,077	115	2.21%	22
May 2006	5,240	5,133	107	2.04%	20
Jun 2006	5,378	5,257	121	2.25%	22
Jul 2006	5,324	5,188	136	2.55%	26
Aug 2006	5,199	5,084	115	2.21%	22
Sep 2006	5,122	5,016	106	2.07%	21
Oct 2006	5,231	5,124	107	2.05%	20
Nov 2006	5,177	5,064	113	2.18%	22
Dec 2006	5,170	5,065	105	2.03%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,998	4,810	188	3.76%	38
Feb 2007	5,100	4,967	133	2.61%	26
Mar 2007	5,160	5,037	123	2.38%	24
Apr 2007	5,179	5,065	114	2.20%	22
May 2007	5,252	5,126	126	2.40%	24
Jun 2007	5,376	5,250	126	2.34%	23
Jul 2007	5,401	5,272	129	2.39%	24
Aug 2007	5,248	5,144	104	1.98%	20
Sep 2007	5,226	5,125	101	1.93%	19
Oct 2007	5,202	5,099	103	1.98%	20
Nov 2007	5,172	5,055	117	2.26%	23
Dec 2007	5,117	5,021	96	1.88%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	5,159	5,012	147	2.85%	28
Feb 2008	5,141	5,021	120	2.33%	23
Mar 2008	5,208	5,076	132	2.53%	25
Apr 2008	5,227	5,108	119	2.28%	23
May 2008	5,271	5,144	127	2.41%	24
Jun 2008	5,399	5,263	136	2.52%	25
Jul 2008	5,457	5,325	132	2.42%	24
Aug 2008	5,378	5,260	118	2.19%	22
Sep 2008	5,347	5,221	126	2.36%	24
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Phelps County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,242	23.24%
2.	Construction	564	10.55%
3.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	290	5.43%
4.	Truck Transportation	234	4.38%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	224	4.19%
6.	Educational Services	204	3.82%
7.	Health Care	204	3.82%
8.	Public Administration	190	3.56%
9.	Utilities	184	3.44%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	174	3.26%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	146	2.73%
12.	Finance and Insurance	120	2.25%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	108	2.02%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	96	1.80%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	94	1.76%
16.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	92	1.72%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	90	1.68%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	80	1.50%
19.	Warehousing and Storage	72	1.35%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	66	1.24%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	720	15.82%
2.	Educational Services	554	12.17%
3.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	410	9.01%
4.	Finance and Insurance	378	8.30%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	288	6.33%
6.	Social Assistance	192	4.22%
7.	Public Administration	184	4.04%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	174	3.82%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	156	3.43%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	154	3.38%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	126	2.77%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	100	2.20%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	70	1.54%
14.	Utilities	70	1.54%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	66	1.45%
16.	Construction	50	1.10%
17.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	46	1.01%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	42	0.92%
19.	Info Services and Data Processing	40	0.88%
20.	Private Household Services	40	0.88%

Phelps County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	708	13.25%
2.	Agricultural Workers	422	7.90%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	336	6.29%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	320	5.99%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	252	4.72%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	224	4.19%
7.	Other Production Occupations	216	4.04%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	172	3.22%
9.	Other Management Occupations	166	3.11%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	150	2.81%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	136	2.54%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	134	2.51%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	116	2.17%
14.	Other Construction Trades	114	2.13%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	108	2.02%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	100	1.87%
17.	Carpenters	92	1.72%
18.	Top Executives	88	1.65%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	86	1.61%
20.	Construction Laborers	82	1.53%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	320	7.03%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	272	5.98%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	252	5.54%
4.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	248	5.45%
5.	Other Production Occupations	228	5.01%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	184	4.04%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	152	3.34%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	142	3.12%
9.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	138	3.03%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	134	2.94%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	134	2.94%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	134	2.94%
13.	Registered Nurses	132	2.90%
14.	Cashiers	122	2.68%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	110	2.42%
16.	Other Management Occupations	110	2.42%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	104	2.28%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	100	2.20%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	84	1.85%
20.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	80	1.76%

Phelps County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,697	56.07%
15-35 hours	2,100	13.54%
1-14 hours	637	4.11%
No regular hours	4,077	26.28%

Phelps County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	178	1.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM	213	2.23%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	387	4.06%
6 AM-6:29 AM	584	6.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	954	10.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,638	17.16%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,770	18.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,218	12.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	533	5.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	367	3.85%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	236	2.47%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	46	0.48%
Noon-3:59 PM	561	5.88%
4 PM-11:59 PM	858	8.99%

Phelps County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,551	16.25%
5-9	3,074	32.21%
10-14	1,947	20.40%
15-19	810	8.49%
20-24	645	6.76%
25-29	155	1.62%
30-34	422	4.42%
35-39	134	1.40%
40-44	161	1.69%
45-59	216	2.26%
60-89	208	2.18%
At least 90	220	2.31%

Phelps County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	24	0.25%	8,158	85.49%
30-44	0	0.00%	717	7.51%
45-59	0	0.00%	216	2.26%
At least 60	0	0.00%	428	4.48%

Phelps County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	28	0.28%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,043	10.26%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,950	78.24%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	36	0.35%
Public transportation	24	0.24%
Walked	462	4.55%
Worked at home	618	6.08%

Phelps County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Family Information Back to top
: 7,680 (18,988 people)
: 5,380 (16,196 people)
: 3,023
: 12,016
Phelps County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	723	9.12%
$10,000-$14,999	558	7.04%
$15,000-$19,999	499	6.29%
$20,000-$24,999	556	7.01%
$25,000-$29,999	681	8.59%
$30,000-$34,999	649	8.19%
$35,000-$39,999	565	7.13%
$40,000-$44,999	554	6.99%
$45,000-$49,999	528	6.66%
$50,000-$59,999	836	10.55%
$60,000-$74,999	732	9.23%
$75,000-$99,999	481	6.07%
$100,000-$124,999	294	3.71%
$125,000-$149,999	96	1.21%
$150,000-$199,999	81	1.02%
$200,000 or more	94	1.19%

Phelps County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,028	26.74%
Family, 2 people	1,282	33.35%
Nonfamily, 2 people	115	2.99%
Family, 3 people	516	13.42%
Nonfamily, 3 people	9	0.23%
Family, 4 people	526	13.68%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5	0.13%
Family, 5 people	246	6.40%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.08%
Family, 6 people	89	2.32%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	23	0.60%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.03%

Phelps County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,427	28.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,502	15.32%
Public Assistance	135	0.59%
Retirement	852	3.73%
Self Employment	2,054	8.99%
Social Security	2,548	11.15%
Supplemental Security	228	1.00%
Wage / Salary	5,989	26.20%
Other	1,122	4.91%

Phelps County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,741	55.08%
With children under 18	2,235	44.92%

Phelps County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	550	7.15%
Married	5,161	67.13%
Never Married	1,802	23.44%
Widowed	175	2.28%

Phelps County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	616	7.56%
Married	5,397	66.20%
Never Married	1,250	15.33%
Widowed	889	10.91%

Phelps County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Education Information Back to top
Phelps County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	502	3.38%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,362	9.18%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,290	35.66%
Some college, no degree	3,706	24.98%
Associate degree	1,138	7.67%
Bachelors degree	2,162	14.57%
Graduate or professional degree	676	4.56%

Phelps County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	233	2.39%	123	1.26%	356	3.65%
Kindergarten	292	3.00%	10	0.10%	302	3.10%
Grades 1-4	1,171	12.01%	70	0.72%	1,241	12.73%
Grades 5-8	1,175	12.05%	36	0.37%	1,211	12.42%
Grades 9-12	1,350	13.85%	28	0.29%	1,378	14.14%
Undergrad college	367	3.77%	37	0.38%	404	4.14%
Graduate or professional school	54	0.55%	24	0.25%	78	0.80%
Total	4,642	47.62%	328	3.37%	4,970	50.99%

Phelps County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Business Information Back to top
: $156,713,000
: $74,803,000
: $7,533,000
: 1,435
Phelps County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	3	2	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	0	4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	2	2
1999 - Construction	2	4	11	6	10
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	7	4	14
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	8	5	4
1999 - Information	0	0	3	1	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	3	4
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	5	11	7	21
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	8	0	13
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	2	0	3
1999 - Retail Trade	6	7	18	20	16
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	3	3	3
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	5	13	3
1999 - Total	26	28	83	68	105
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	3	4	5
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	5
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	3
2000 - Construction	2	3	7	10	8
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	2	5	17
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	7	5	5
2000 - Information	1	1	2	1	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	2	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	9	10	21
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	5	6	10
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	3	4
2000 - Retail Trade	4	2	19	19	20
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	2	1	6
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	11	7	4
2000 - Total	13	18	72	75	116
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	1	5	5
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	2	3
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	1	2
2001 - Construction	0	1	6	6	14
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	8	2	14
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	6	6	5
2001 - Information	1	2	0	1	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	3	2
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	7	9	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	7	4	9
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	6
2001 - Retail Trade	3	7	19	20	15
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	1	2	4
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	8	7	5
2001 - Total	16	24	72	69	110
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	4	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	2	2
2002 - Construction	1	4	8	3	11
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	1	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	0	2	6	17
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	3	6	8	3
2002 - Information	1	1	0	1	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	0	1	1	4	2
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	12	6	22
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	1	6	5	10
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	2	5
2002 - Retail Trade	1	4	12	17	22
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	2	1	4
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	11	5
2002 - Total	29	19	60	73	115
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	1	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	0	0	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	3
2003 - Construction	3	1	6	5	10
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	5	8	14
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	4	7	10
2003 - Information	1	0	1	0	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	3	0	0	5	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	15	11	22
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	5	5	15
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	2	0	6
2003 - Retail Trade	2	3	12	19	15
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	0	1	3	6
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	6	8
2003 - Total	27	19	62	72	125
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	5	2	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	2	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	3	1
2004 - Construction	5	2	8	5	11
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	4	6	18
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	10	3	11
2004 - Information	0	0	1	3	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	3	2	3	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	9	10	26
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	3	5	6	12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	1	9
2004 - Retail Trade	6	5	10	13	21
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	4	2	5
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	8	6	7
2004 - Total	25	18	72	67	129
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	4	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	1	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	1	2	2
2005 - Construction	3	1	8	7	13
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	8	5	15
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	11	6	7
2005 - Information	0	0	1	0	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	2	2	1	2
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	1	11	10	25
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	3	3	21
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	4	3	2	3
2005 - Retail Trade	4	1	20	10	18
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	4	2	4
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	7	6	7
2005 - Total	23	20	84	59	129

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Phelps County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	17,851	91.06%
Below Poverty Level	1,753	8.94%

Phelps County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$725	$57	$344	$0	$0	$68	$1,137	$311	$0	$559
1971	$761	$60	$361	$0	$0	$72	$1,194	$326	$0	$587
1972	$541	$0	$292	$0	$0	$115	$948	$260	$0	$410
1973	$622	$65	$403	$0	$0	$60	$1,085	$301	$0	$506
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$1,240	$192	$548	$0	$0	$152	$1,940	$510	$0	$890
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,005	$149	$762	$0	$0	$249	$2,016	$717	$0	$1,381
1980	$1,006	$265	$799	$0	$0	$224	$2,029	$772	$0	$1,466
1981	$1,115	$127	$854	$0	$0	$243	$2,212	$897	$0	$1,649
1982	$1,208	$231	$910	$0	$0	$292	$2,410	$979	$0	$2,039
1983	$1,395	$206	$869	$0	$0	$471	$2,735	$979	$0	$2,244
1984	$1,460	$231	$747	$0	$0	$412	$2,619	$1,032	$0	$2,356
1985	$1,595	$234	$806	$0	$0	$416	$2,817	$1,141	$0	$2,602
1986	$1,157	$202	$835	$0	$0	$406	$2,398	$1,175	$0	$2,972
1987	$1,488	$286	$743	$0	$0	$347	$2,578	$912	$0	$2,821
1988	$1,449	$204	$688	$0	$0	$426	$2,563	$972	$0	$2,800
1989	$1,406	$206	$722	$0	$0	$480	$2,608	$998	$0	$2,705
1990	$1,311	$380	$860	$0	$0	$462	$2,633	$1,030	$0	$2,810
1991	$1,392	$155	$803	$0	$0	$401	$2,596	$1,071	$0	$3,028
1992	$1,392	$156	$867	$0	$0	$344	$2,603	$1,126	$0	$3,152
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,462	$385	$780	$0	$0	$400	$2,642	$1,182	$0	$3,179
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,425	$514	$1,044	$0	$0	$715	$3,184	$1,429	$0	$2,180

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$125	$170	$22	$60	$589	$0	$1,375
1970	$31	$301	$0	$0	$0	$77	$1,375
1971	$132	$179	$23	$63	$619	$0	$1,444
1971	$33	$316	$0	$0	$0	$79	$1,444
1972	$8	$153	$15	$23	$514	$0	$960
1972	$19	$62	$0	$0	$0	$166	$960
1973	$9	$143	$14	$18	$554	$0	$987
1973	$21	$51	$0	$0	$0	$177	$987
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$339	$255	$16	$20	$882	$0	$1,889
1977	$72	$121	$0	$0	$0	$184	$1,889
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$14	$312	$53	$59	$1,100	$17	$2,145
1979	$64	$220	$0	$0	$0	$306	$2,145
1980	$16	$352	$53	$16	$1,304	$8	$2,344
1980	$70	$198	$0	$0	$0	$327	$2,344
1981	$18	$425	$56	$13	$988	$19	$2,237
1981	$83	$239	$0	$0	$0	$396	$2,237
1982	$19	$442	$47	$42	$1,187	$22	$2,444
1982	$82	$244	$0	$0	$0	$359	$2,444
1983	$20	$604	$32	$19	$1,068	$48	$2,639
1983	$84	$92	$0	$0	$0	$672	$2,639
1984	$21	$533	$48	$12	$1,383	$23	$2,708
1984	$118	$98	$0	$0	$0	$472	$2,708
1985	$24	$584	$53	$35	$1,431	$30	$3,003
1985	$134	$240	$0	$0	$0	$472	$3,003
1986	$23	$514	$44	$78	$1,212	$0	$2,709
1986	$156	$73	$0	$0	$0	$609	$2,709
1987	$20	$574	$83	$55	$1,384	$0	$2,833
1987	$173	$48	$0	$0	$0	$496	$2,833
1988	$20	$609	$57	$79	$1,259	$0	$2,815
1988	$174	$30	$0	$0	$0	$587	$2,815
1989	$21	$675	$125	$41	$1,127	$0	$2,701
1989	$115	$56	$0	$0	$0	$541	$2,701
1990	$21	$715	$47	$43	$1,201	$0	$2,798
1990	$160	$69	$0	$0	$0	$542	$2,798
1991	$25	$609	$72	$45	$1,031	$0	$2,624
1991	$144	$52	$0	$0	$0	$646	$2,624
1992	$26	$644	$54	$31	$1,307	$9	$2,937
1992	$173	$35	$0	$0	$0	$658	$2,937
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$24	$690	$54	$0	$1,251	$0	$2,873
1997	$178	$18	$0	$0	$0	$658	$2,873
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$781	$81	$5	$2,042	$0	$4,952
2002	$328	$14	$0	$0	$0	$1,701	$4,952

Phelps County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1

Phelps County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Phelps County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,333	13.68%
10-19 Years	1,469	15.07%
20-29 Years	871	8.94%
30-39 Years	1,295	13.29%
40-49 Years	1,466	15.04%
50-59 Years	1,117	11.46%
60-69 Years	870	8.93%
70-79 Years	738	7.57%
80-89 Years	460	4.72%
90+ Years	128	1.31%

Phelps County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,777	49.01%
Female	4,970	50.99%

Phelps County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	9,418	96.62%
Hispanic/Latino	220	2.26%
Multiracial	44	0.45%
Amerindian	27	0.28%
Asian	26	0.27%
African-American	10	0.10%
Other Race	2	0.02%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Phelps County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	7,886	36.30%
2.	Swedish	4,759	21.90%
3.	English	2,112	9.72%
4.	Irish	2,041	9.39%
5.	Dutch	875	4.03%
6.	United States Or American	573	2.64%
7.	Danish	565	2.60%
8.	Polish	465	2.14%
9.	Norwegian	402	1.85%
10.	Scotch Irish	366	1.68%

Phelps County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	18,306	96.82%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	401	2.12%
3.	Other West Germanic	68	0.36%
4.	Scandinavian	61	0.32%
5.	German	30	0.16%
6.	Polish	20	0.11%
7.	French	14	0.07%
8.	Japanese	8	0.04%

Phelps County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	19,997	99.18%
Naturalized immigrant	116	0.58%
Not a citizen	49	0.24%

Phelps County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Phelps County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anderson	Garfield	Sheridan
Atlanta	Holdrege	Union
Bertrand	Industry-Rock Falls	Westmark
Center	Laird	Westside
Cottonwood	Lake	Williamsburg
Divide	Loomis
Funk	Prairie

Phelps County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

68923	68940	68958
68927	68949

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Holdrege (5,636)	Westmark (199)	Divide
Bertrand (786)	Williamsburg (194)	Union
Sheridan (635)	Laird (164)	Anderson
Loomis (397)	Westside (155)	Garfield
Prairie (387)	Industry-Rock Falls (146)	Lake
Atlanta (249)	Cottonwood
Funk (204)	Center