Phelps vs South Williamson

A side-by-side comparison of Phelps and South Williamson: population, income, housing, and more.

Phelps and South Williamson are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phelps has the higher population (387 vs 301 in South Williamson). South Williamson has the higher median household income ($116,027 vs $28,542 in Phelps). South Williamson has the higher median home value ($167,400 vs $111,600 in Phelps).

Population, income & housing

	Phelps	South Williamson
Population	387	301
Median age	55.6 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$28,542	$116,027
Median home value	$111,600	$167,400
Housing units	186	199
Homeownership rate	76.3%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	89.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phelps	South Williamson
Population	771 → 387 (-49.8%)	569 → 301 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$30,500 → $28,542 (-6.4%)	$37,656 → $116,027 (+208.1%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $111,600 (+30.8%)	$220,600 → $167,400 (-24.1%)

Phelps

Population

771387

Median household income

$30,500$28,542

Median home value

$85,300$111,600

South Williamson

Population

569301

Median household income

$37,656$116,027

Median home value

$220,600$167,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phelps	South Williamson
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	19.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.9%	4.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	25.9%
55 to 64	34.4%	35.5%
65 to 74	19.9%	18.6%
75 and over	4.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phelps	South Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.3%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phelps	South Williamson
No high school diploma	25.8%	11.4%
High school graduate	67.4%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phelps	South Williamson
Drove alone	100.0%	88.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phelps	South Williamson
1-unit, detached	35.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.6%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.8%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Phelps	South Williamson
Poverty rate	17.3%	26.6%
Average household size	2.08	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	1992	1963