Fisher vs Tolono

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

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

Tolono has the higher population (3,546 vs 1,600 in Fisher). Fisher has the higher median household income ($92,697 vs $79,333 in Tolono). Tolono has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $177,300 in Fisher).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Tolono
Population	1,600	3,546
Median age	33.8 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$79,333
Median home value	$177,300	$207,200
Median gross rent	$894	$1,002
Housing units	636	1,488
Homeownership rate	87.7%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Tolono
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	3,237 → 3,546 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$66,445 → $79,333 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$138,000 → $207,200 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$604 → $1,002 (+65.9%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Tolono

Population

3,2373,546

Median household income

$66,445$79,333

Median home value

$138,000$207,200

Median gross rent

$604$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Tolono
Under 5	12.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	23.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	20.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	20.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.8%
75 and over	3.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Tolono
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Tolono
No high school diploma	1.3%	0.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Tolono
Drove alone	81.9%	91.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Tolono
1-unit, detached	81.6%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Tolono
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1974	1986