Fisher, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,952
Male Share of the Population	49.4%
Female Share of the Population	50.6%
Senior Citizens	15.3%
Employed Population 16+	989
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	55.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	23.2%
Median Earnings25+	$41,458
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,554

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,063
% Above Poverty Level	92.6%
% Below Poverty Level	7.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23%
Median Gross Rent	$740
Median House Value	$136,400

Ancestry

Irish	10.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.5%
English	6.6%
Scottish	3%
Italian	2.9%
Polish	1.7%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Dutch	1.3%
Danishn	0.9%
Croatian	0.9%
Welsh	0.8%
Swedish	0.8%
Swiss	0.6%
Austrian	0.5%
German	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
Canadian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
African	0.2%
Ethiopian	0.2%
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Fisher Almanac

Category	Value
County	Champaign County
Standard Zip Codes	61843
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.31
Approximate Longitude	-88.34

Fisher Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RANTOUL
Distance	10.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 33 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Station	GIBSON CITY
Distance	10.5 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	TUSCOLA
Distance	35.8 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Elliott	311	$54,792
Mahomet	8,327	$120,901
Mansfield	942	$72,404
Thomasboro	1,061	$58,611

Fisher Public Schools

Fisher Grade School
801 S 5th St
ZIP: 61843
(217) 897-1133
Primary
Total Enrollment 320

Fisher Jr/sr High School
211 W Division St
ZIP: 61843
(217) 897-1225
High
Total Enrollment 275

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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