Fisher vs St. Joseph

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

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

St. Joseph has the higher population (3,833 vs 1,600 in Fisher). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($114,594 vs $92,697 in Fisher). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($257,400 vs $177,300 in Fisher).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	St. Joseph
Population	1,600	3,833
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$114,594
Median home value	$177,300	$257,400
Median gross rent	$894	$969
Housing units	636	1,511
Homeownership rate	87.7%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	St. Joseph
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	4,448 → 3,833 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$94,088 → $114,594 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$189,300 → $257,400 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$770 → $969 (+25.8%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

St. Joseph

Population

4,4483,833

Median household income

$94,088$114,594

Median home value

$189,300$257,400

Median gross rent

$770$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	St. Joseph
Under 5	12.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	20.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.3%
75 and over	3.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	1.3%	1.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	St. Joseph
Drove alone	81.9%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.7%	17.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	81.6%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1974	1996