Housing data for Fisher, IL
Fisher, IL has an estimated 1,605 residents and 675 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Champaign County.
12.8% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $917 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−23.5%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,605 (±337)
- Housing units
- 675 (±107)
- Households that rent
- 12.8%
- Median gross rent
- $917
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −23.5%
What stands out in Fisher
Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±5.8 points) in Fisher, lower than in Champaign County (12.8%).
Households that rent: 12.8% (±6.0 points) in Fisher, lower than in Champaign County (46.0%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 5.0% (±7.3 points) in Fisher, lower than in Champaign County (33.0%).
Average commute: 29.7 minutes (±6.8) in Fisher, higher than in Champaign County (16.9 minutes).
Housing in Fisher at a glance
- Median rent: $917 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 22.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 12.8% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $97,702 median household income
- Home values: $190,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,359 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,280 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 80.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 58.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 21.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 70.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 29.7 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 95 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −23.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fisher against Champaign County, its state and the nation
| Fisher | Champaign County | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,605 (±337) | 208,741 (exact) | 12,694,798 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 675 (±107) | 95,115 (±182) | 5,457,452 (±471) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 12.8% (±6.0 points) | 46.0% (±1.1 points) | 32.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $917 (±$101) | $1,051 (±$21) | $1,274 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $97,702 (±$11,141) | $63,683 (±$1,675) | $83,390 (±$362) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $190,100 (±$18,417) | $211,500 (±$4,486) | $263,300 (±$797) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,280 (±$439) | $4,353 (±$108) | $5,298 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 58.2% (±15.0 points) | 48.4% (±1.8 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.7 minutes (±6.8) | 16.9 minutes (±0.4) | 27.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.2% (±4.7 points) | 90.5% (±0.7 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.0 years (±6.3) | 30.7 years (±0.1) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Fisher covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 1,207 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fisher has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,097 (±295) | 1,605 (±337) | −23.5% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 816 (±86) | 675 (±107) | −17.3% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $735 (±$214) | $917 (±$101) | +24.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $132,800 (±$11,703) | $190,100 (±$18,417) | +43.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $62,214 (±$12,688) | $97,702 (±$11,141) | +57.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,216 (±$95) | $1,359 (±$148) | +11.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,782 (±$260) | $3,280 (±$439) | +17.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 16.5% (±7.1 points) | 12.8% (±6.0 points) | −3.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 12.7% (±15.2 points) | 21.6% (±21.3 points) | +8.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Fisher
In 2025, the Fisher Police Department reported 95 violent and 190 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Champaign County, the departments that report recorded 330 violent and 1,640 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Fisher
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | 3.2 mi | $943 | $180,100 | 16.7% |
| Newcomb Township | 4.5 mi | — | $374,800 | 4.4% |
| East Bend Township | 4.9 mi | — | $305,800 | 0.0% |
| Foosland | 5.2 mi | — | — | 20.0% |
| Condit Township | 5.5 mi | — | $212,500 | 2.3% |
| Lake of the Woods | 7.7 mi | $1,190 | $193,500 | 13.9% |
| Bellflower Township | 8.8 mi | $869 | $123,400 | 9.0% |
| Mahomet | 8.9 mi | $1,396 | $299,100 | 20.5% |
Places in Illinois most like Fisher
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Township | $882 | $209,400 | $96,806 | 12.5% |
| Brown Township | $943 | $180,100 | $91,429 | 16.7% |
| Hennepin Township | $849 | $211,300 | $89,306 | 16.4% |
| Brighton Township | $950 | $165,500 | $91,667 | 14.8% |
| Fayetteville Township | $828 | $202,400 | $100,858 | 8.5% |
| Mackinaw Township | $835 | $200,100 | $102,770 | 16.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fisher, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 |
HUD income limits for Fisher, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,300 | $38,850 | $62,100 |
| 2 people | $26,600 | $44,400 | $71,000 |
| 3 people | $29,950 | $49,950 | $79,850 |
| 4 people | $33,250 | $55,450 | $88,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $59,900 | $95,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $64,350 | $102,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $68,800 | $110,000 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $73,200 | $117,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $114,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fisher
How many renters are there in Fisher?
Fisher has an estimated 80 (±39) renting households, 12.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Fisher?
The median household income in Fisher is $97,702 (±$11,141) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fisher, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $190,100 (±$18,417) for owner-occupied homes in Fisher (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fisher?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fisher, IL is $1,359 (±$148) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Fisher?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fisher, IL is $3,280 (±$439) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fisher?
Fisher, IL has an estimated 675 (±107) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fisher growing?
In Fisher, the number of residents went from 2,097 in 2015–2019 to 1,605 in 2020–2024 (−23.5%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fisher village, Illinois
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Fisher Police Department (ORI IL0100800)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fisher village, Illinois (place:26194, in state:17).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .