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A town of 1,780. Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,780
+2.5% since 2010
Median home value
$247K
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
39.9
years
Jobs based here
71
A commuter town

What makes Phenix stand out

The thing Phenix does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Phenix for work

Where Phenix’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Geneseo Geneseo 17% 11% → Davenport Davenport 11% 9% → Moline Moline 9% 6% → Rock Island Rock Island 6% 5% → East Moline East Moline 5% 5% → Hampton Hampton 5% Phenix · 1% stay
71jobs based in Phenix
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Phenix

Most working residents leave Phenix for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Geneseo (17%), Davenport (11%) and Moline (9%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Phenix1%
Geneseo17%
Davenport11%
Moline9%
Rock Island6%
18 mi
median commute distance
71
jobs based in Phenix
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns

Phenix beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
9 better19 too close to call4 worse
What stands outPhenixIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.8%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.2%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%7.6%
Hammond Henry Hospital
4.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
70th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Phenix has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Phenix is conserved land

2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 21,059 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Phenix

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.

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

Population
1,713
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
646 ft

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