Fisher is a city of 167 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $55,800, having risen by half since 2000. 28.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fisher
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate10.7% → 28.1%(+17.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants77.8% → 94.7%(+17.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population244 → 167(−32%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)60%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fisher, decade by decade
Fisher population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
244
$39,376
$58,562
2.4%
0.0
2000
265
$35,132
$64,851
2.2%
10.9
2010
223
$33,417
$60,276
4.3%
4.4
2020
180
$64,642
$77,328
7.0%
5.6
2024
167
$38,750
$55,800
13.9%
5.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
