Editing Phelps, Wisconsin (section)

==Demographics==
As of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey in December 2019, there were 1,010 people, a drop of 15.8% since 2010, with an average of 2.4 people per household. The [[population density]] was 11 people per square mile (4.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 92.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1% [[African Americans|African American]], and 3.5% from other or two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

Phelps is made up mostly of families, and it has an abnormally high widowed population. Most households (61%) in the town are families. 82% of head of households in families were married couples, 15% were single females, and 3% were single females. 61% of residents were married, 15% had never married, 13% were divorced, and 11% were widowed.

Phelp has a relatively old population. The age breakdown of the town is 14.4% under the age of 20, 5.3% from 20 to 29, 5.3% from 30 to 39, 6.6% from 40 to 49, 18.4% from 50 to 59, 23.9% from 60 to 69, and 26% over the age of 70. The median age was 60 years. 52% of the population is male and 48% of the population is female.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phelps Wisconsin Demographics data|url=https://www.towncharts.com/Wisconsin/Demographics/Phelps-town-WI-Demographics-data.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=www.towncharts.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122094950/https://www.towncharts.com/Wisconsin/Demographics/Phelps-town-WI-Demographics-data.html |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |language=en-US|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The median income for a household in Phelps was $40,060. Males had a median income of $48,393 versus $36,806 for females. The average hours worked per week was 34.6. 52% of income was from wages, 5% was earned from self-employment, 27% from investments and retirement income, and 16% from social security. This distribution of income sources is similar to that of the county, but compared to the nation as a whole, wages are a significantly smaller percent of Phelps income. Cost of living in the town is mostly similar to the American average. 151 people in Phelps live below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phelps Wisconsin Economy data|url=https://www.towncharts.com/Wisconsin/Economy/Phelps-town-WI-Economy-data.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=www.towncharts.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721220441/https://www.towncharts.com/Wisconsin/Economy/Phelps-town-WI-Economy-data.html |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |url-status=usurped|language=en-US}}</ref>

92% of the population held high school degrees, and 22% held a bachelor's degree or higher. The Phelps School district contains a high school and an elementary school, and 18 other schools are in the Phelps area, including [[Northwoods Community Secondary School]], a charter school.