About Fish Creek

Fish Creek is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,118 people and just one neighborhood, Fish Creek is the 380th largest community in Wisconsin.

Unlike some towns , Fish Creek isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fish Creek are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fish Creek is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fish Creek who work in sales jobs (14.87%), management occupations (13.08%), and food service (9.68%).

Of important note, Fish Creek is also a town of artists. Fish Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fish Creek's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 11.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fish Creek is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

One of the benefits of Fish Creek is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.12 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Fish Creek is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Fish Creek Information and Demographics

The education level of Fish Creek citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.56% of adults in Fish Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fish Creek in 2000 was $29,373, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,492 for a family of four.

The people who call Fish Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fish Creek is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fish Creek include German, Irish, English, Swedish, Polish, Norwegian, French, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fish Creek is English.