Fisher vs Thomasboro

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

Fisher and Thomasboro 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 966 in Thomasboro). Fisher has the higher median household income ($92,697 vs $65,000 in Thomasboro). Fisher has the higher median home value ($177,300 vs $109,400 in Thomasboro).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Thomasboro
Population	1,600	966
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$65,000
Median home value	$177,300	$109,400
Median gross rent	$894	$790
Housing units	636	491
Homeownership rate	87.7%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Thomasboro
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	997 → 966 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$48,304 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$88,600 → $109,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$718 → $790 (+10.0%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Thomasboro

Population

997966

Median household income

$48,304$65,000

Median home value

$88,600$109,400

Median gross rent

$718$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Thomasboro
Under 5	12.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	22.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.9%
75 and over	3.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Thomasboro
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Thomasboro
No high school diploma	1.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Thomasboro
Drove alone	81.9%	84.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Thomasboro
1-unit, detached	81.6%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Thomasboro
Poverty rate	1.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1974	1977