Bennett Springs vs Phillipsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Bennett Springs and Phillipsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennett Springs and Phillipsburg are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phillipsburg has the higher population (159 vs 134 in Bennett Springs). Bennett Springs has the higher median household income ($73,950 vs $35,750 in Phillipsburg). Since 2019, Phillipsburg's population has grown faster (+0.6% vs -25.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
Population	134	159
Median age	50.5 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,950	$35,750
Median home value	—	$103,100
Median gross rent	—	$798
Housing units	143	64
Homeownership rate	100.0%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
Population	179 → 134 (-25.1%)	158 → 159 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $73,950 (+2859.2%)	$30,357 → $35,750 (+17.8%)
Median home value	—	$62,900 → $103,100 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $798 (+16.2%)

Bennett Springs

Population

179134

Median household income

$2,499$73,950

Phillipsburg

Population

158159

Median household income

$30,357$35,750

Median home value

$62,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$687$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
Under 5	13.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	11.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	25.4%	18.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	39.6%	8.2%
75 and over	10.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.8%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	53.5%	61.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
Drove alone	42.4%	59.7%
Carpooled	28.8%	40.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	28.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
1-unit, detached	44.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.2%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Bennett Springs	Phillipsburg
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1989	1978