Fisher vs Homer

A side-by-side comparison of Fisher and Homer: population, income, housing, and more.

Fisher and Homer are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fisher has the higher population (1,600 vs 1,130 in Homer). Fisher has the higher median household income ($92,697 vs $75,833 in Homer). Fisher has the higher median home value ($177,300 vs $125,700 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Homer
Population	1,600	1,130
Median age	33.8 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$75,833
Median home value	$177,300	$125,700
Median gross rent	$894	$956
Housing units	636	524
Homeownership rate	87.7%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Homer
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	1,265 → 1,130 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$56,298 → $75,833 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$103,800 → $125,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$748 → $956 (+27.8%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Homer

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Homer
Under 5	12.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	14.5%
25 to 34	20.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.8%
75 and over	3.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Homer
No high school diploma	1.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Homer
Drove alone	81.9%	88.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	7.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Homer
1-unit, detached	81.6%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Homer
Poverty rate	1.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1974	1938