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Population (year 2000): 1,204. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,200 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 600  (49.8%)
Females: 604  (50.2%)

Hall County

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 68883.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,500 (it was $36,776 in 2000)
Wood River  $38,500
Nebraska:  $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,400 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Wood River  $68,400
Nebraska:  $113,200

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Races in Wood River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
  • Hispanic (12.5%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (46.6%), Irish (9.5%), English (9.1%), Polish (6.9%), United States (3.7%), Dutch (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1963 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 1668 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wood River

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wood River city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

66 residents are foreign born (5.5% Latin America).

This city:  5.5%
Nebraska:  4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wood River:  1.9% ($1,245)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)

Wood River satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (132.3 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (568.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Prosser, NE (9.5 miles) , Shelton, NE (9.6 miles ), Alda, NE (9.7 miles ), Cairo, NE (12.4 miles ), Kenesaw, NE (14.4 miles ), Doniphan, NE (16.1 miles ), Juniata, NE (17.2 miles ), Gibbon, NE (17.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.82 N, Longitude: 98.60 W


58 people in nursing homes

Area code: 308

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Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+4.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Wood River-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 162% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/8/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Wood River city center killed 4 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wood River:
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 22 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
  • MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HASTINGS, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wood River:
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 20 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 24 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 29 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wood River:
  • PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 32 miles; MINDEN, NE; ID: 0V3)
  • HARVARD STATE (about 39 miles; HARVARD, NE; ID: 08K)
  • LOUP CITY MUNI (about 42 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; ID: 0F4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wood River:
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 33 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 132 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 137 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
Public high school in Wood River:
Public elementary/middle schools in Wood River:
Library in Wood River:
  • MALTMAN MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,245; Location: 910 MAIN STREET; 12,323 books; 152 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Wood River: Thelen Grain Company Elevator (A), Wood River Camp (B), Wood River (C), Maltman Memorial Public Library (D), Wood River Police Department (E), Wood River Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wood River include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Saint Marys Catholic Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), First United Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Wood River Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Nature Conservancy Cnpo Shop (Nature Centers; 12313 West Platte Riv), Crane Meadows Nature Center (Nature Centers; 9325 South Alda Road).

Hotel: Wood River Motel (11774 South Nebraska Highway 11).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wood River and their reported violations in the past:

WOOD RIVER COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (OCT-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (OCT-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2006)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-13-2000), St BCA signed (OCT-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-17-2003 and DEC-10-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2003)
  • Notification, Public - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2001)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
WOOD RIVER MOTEL INC (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2001), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-27-2000), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-28-2000 to JUL-28-2000)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-1996), St BCA signed (DEC-13-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2000)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.2%
Whole state:  66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.8%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

Wood River compared to Nebraska state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wood River (2007 data):
  • Heritage Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $405.7 mil, Deposits: $313.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$886
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$7,086
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,147
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,147
Local Libraries 0$0 2$2,281
Electric Power 1$4,185$50,2200$0
Streets and Highways 1$3,211$38,5320$0
Totals for Government 2$7,396$44,37613$12,547


Wood River government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $259,000
    Electric Utilities: $254,000
    Regular Highways: $94,000
    Central Staff Services: $70,000
    Police Protection: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $54,000
    Parks & Recreation: $47,000
    Fire Protection: $42,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $468,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,214,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $240,000
    Electric Utilities: $204,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
    General Support: $45,000
    All Other: $19,000
  • Tax - NEC: $257,000
    Property: $142,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $430,000

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lancaster County, NE  0.48% ($29,563 average AGI)
from Adams County, NE  0.43% ($59,116)
from Buffalo County, NE  0.41% ($42,072)


7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.02%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lancaster County, NE  0.93% ($28,771 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE  0.43% ($49,420)
to Howard County, NE  0.37% ($31,707)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wood River:
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KGFW (1340 AM; 1 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KICS (1550 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wood River:
  • KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
  • KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KFKX (90.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: HASTINGS COLLEGE)
  • K209CX (89.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wood River:
  • KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
  • K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

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