Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Phelan is worth considering.
One downside of living in Phelan, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.33 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Phelan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Phelan are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.88% of adults in Phelan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Phelan in 2022 was $28,310, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,240 for a family of four. However, Phelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Phelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Phelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Phelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Phelan include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and European.
The most common language spoken in Phelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
