Fisher vs Lake of the Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Fisher and Lake of the Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake of the Woods has the higher population (1,976 vs 1,600 in Fisher). Fisher has the higher median household income ($92,697 vs $69,054 in Lake of the Woods). Lake of the Woods has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $177,300 in Fisher).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
Population	1,600	1,976
Median age	33.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$69,054
Median home value	$177,300	$194,300
Median gross rent	$894	$1,201
Housing units	636	763
Homeownership rate	87.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	2,404 → 1,976 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$58,034 → $69,054 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$114,600 → $194,300 (+69.5%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$926 → $1,201 (+29.7%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Lake of the Woods

Population

2,4041,976

Median household income

$58,034$69,054

Median home value

$114,600$194,300

Median gross rent

$926$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
Under 5	12.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.2%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	20.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.7%
75 and over	3.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
No high school diploma	1.3%	2.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
Drove alone	81.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
1-unit, detached	81.6%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Lake of the Woods
Poverty rate	1.7%	6.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1974	1993