Fisher vs Philo

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

Fisher and Philo 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 1,461 in Philo). Philo has the higher median household income ($103,438 vs $92,697 in Fisher). Philo has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $177,300 in Fisher).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Philo
Population	1,600	1,461
Median age	33.8 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$103,438
Median home value	$177,300	$198,100
Median gross rent	$894	$1,063
Housing units	636	526
Homeownership rate	87.7%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Philo
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	1,560 → 1,461 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$80,804 → $103,438 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$155,100 → $198,100 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$750 → $1,063 (+41.7%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Philo

Population

1,5601,461

Median household income

$80,804$103,438

Median home value

$155,100$198,100

Median gross rent

$750$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Philo
Under 5	12.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.7%
75 and over	3.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Philo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Philo
No high school diploma	1.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Philo
Drove alone	81.9%	90.1%
Carpooled	10.8%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Philo
1-unit, detached	81.6%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Philo
Poverty rate	1.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.69	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1974	1968