Wood River, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $107,071 (it was $58,900 in 2000 )
Wood River:
$107,071Illinois:
$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,297 - $149,015
Mean price in 2022: Detached houses: $138,796 Here:
$138,796State:
$310,164
Townhouses or other attached units: $108,359 Here:
$108,359State:
$286,230
Mobile homes: $14,799 Here:
$14,799State:
$78,855
Total population: 10,355 (All urban)
Houses: 4,872 (4,395 occupied: 3,077 owner occupied, 1,347 renter occupied )
% of renters here:
30%State:
33%
Housing density: 804 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $117,344.
Median contract rent in 2022: $651 (lower quartile is $556, upper quartile is $774)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $809
Median gross rent in Wood River, IL in 2022: $847
Housing units in Wood River with a mortgage: 1,846 (61 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan )
Houses without a mortgage: 32
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $78,644
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $68,470
Median monthly housing costs: $830
Data:
Median house or condo value ($)
Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000)
Median house or condo value ($) - White
Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American
Median house or condo value ($) - Asian
Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino
Median house or condo value ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median house or condo value ($) - Multirace
Median house or condo value ($) - Other Race
Median price asked for mobile homes ($)
Household density (households per square mile)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 1, detached ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 1, attached ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 2 ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure by units in structure - 3 or 4 ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 5 or more ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - Boat, RV, van, etc. ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - Mobile home ($)
Median contract rent ($)
Median contract rent - Lower quartile ($)
Median contract rent - Upper quartile ($)
Median gross rent ($)
Urban houses (%)
Rural houses (%)
Houses occupied (%)
Houses occupied (% change since 2000)
Houses owner occupied (%)
Houses owner occupied (% change since 2000)
Houses renter occupied (%)
Houses renter occupied (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - For rent (%)
Vacant housing units - For rent (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - For sale only (%)
Vacant housing units - For sale only (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - Rented or sold, not occupied (%)
Vacant housing units - Rented or sold, not occupied (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use (%)
Vacant housing units - For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - For migrant workers (%)
Vacant housing units - For migrant workers (% change since 2000)
Vacant housing units - Other vacant (%)
Vacant housing units - Other vacant (% change since 2000)
Median monthly housing costs ($)
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage ($)
Median household income for houses/condos without a mortgage ($)
Median household income ($)
Median household income ($) - White
Median household income ($) - Black or African American
Median household income ($) - Asian
Median household income ($) - Hispanic or Latino
Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median household income ($) - Multirace
Median household income ($) - Other Race
Mortgage status - with mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%)
Median year house/condo built
Median year apartment built
Household type by relationship - Male householder living alone (%)
Household type by relationship - Male householder not living alone (%)
Household type by relationship - Female householder living alone (%)
Household type by relationship - Female householder not living alone (%)
Household type by relationship - Opposite-Sex spouse (%)
Household type by relationship - Same-Sex spouse (%)
Household type by relationship - Opposite-Sex unmarried partner (%)
Household type by relationship - Same-Sex unmarried partner (%)
Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%)
Size of family households - 2-person household (%)
Size of family households - 3-person household (%)
Size of family households - 4-person household (%)
Size of family households - 5-person household (%)
Size of family households - 6-person household (%)
Size of family households - 7-or-more-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 1-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 2-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 3-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 4-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 5-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 6-person household (%)
Size of nonfamily households - 7-or-moreperson household (%)
Year house built - Built 2010 or later (%)
Year house built - Built 2000 to 2009 (%)
Year house built - Built 1990 to 1999 (%)
Year house built - Built 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year house built - Built 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year house built - Built 1960 to 1969 (%)
Year house built - Built 1950 to 1959 (%)
Year house built - Built 1940 to 1949 (%)
Year house built - Built 1939 or earlier (%)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos
Median number of rooms in apartments
Median number of bedrooms in owner occupied houses
Mean number of bedrooms in owner occupied houses
Median number of bedrooms in renter occupied houses
Mean number of bedrooms in renter occupied houses
Median number of vehichles in owner occupied houses
Mean number of vehichles in owner occupied houses
Median number of vehichles in renter occupied houses
Mean number of vehichles in renter occupied houses
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 1 room (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 2 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 3 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 4 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 5 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 6 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 7 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 8 rooms (%)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses - 9+ rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 1 room (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 2 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 3 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 4 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 5 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 6 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 7 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 8 rooms (%)
Rooms in renter-occupied houses - 9+ rooms (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - no bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - 1 bedroom (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - 2 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - 3 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - 4 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses - 5+ bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - no bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - 1 bedroom (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - 2 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - 3 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - 4 bedrooms (%)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied houses - 5+ bedrooms (%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - no vehicle available (%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - 1 vehicle available(%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - 2 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - 3 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - 4 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in owner-occupied houses - 5+ Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - no vehicle available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - 1 vehicle available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - 2 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - 3 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - 4 Vehicles available (%)
Vehicles available in renter-occupied houses - 5+ Vehicles available (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, detached (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, attached (%)
Housing units in structures - 2 (%)
Housing units in structures - 3 or 4 (%)
Housing units in structures - 5 to 9 (%)
Housing units in structures - 10 to 19 (%)
Housing units in structures - 20 to 49 (%)
Housing units in structures - 50 or more (%)
Housing units in structures - Mobile home (%)
Housing units in structures - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 1, detached (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 1, attached (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 2 (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 3 or 4 (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 5 to 9 (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 10 to 19 (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 20 to 49 (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - 50 or more (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - Mobile home (%)
Housing units in structures - Owners - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 1, detached (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 1, attached (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 2 (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 3 or 4 (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 5 to 9 (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 10 to 19 (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 20 to 49 (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - 50 or more (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - Mobile home (%)
Housing units in structures - Renters - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
House/condo owner moved in on average (years ago)
Renter moved in on average (years ago)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%) - Other Race
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%) - Other Race
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%) - Other Race
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%) - Other Race
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%) - Other Race
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - White
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - Black or African American
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - Asian
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - Multirace
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%) - Other Race
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities (%)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - No fuel used (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - No fuel used (%)
Median year house/condo built: 1951
Median year apartment built: 1963
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,248
Male householders: 1,983 (738 living alone ), Female householders: 2,367 (651 living alone )
1,418 spouses (1,418 opposite-sex spouses ), 463 unmarried partners , (456 opposite-sex unmarried partners ), 2,816 children (2,635 natural , 65 adopted , 115 stepchildren ), 243 grandchildren , 79 brothers or sisters , 216 parents , 58 foster children , 73 other relatives , 429 non-relatives
In group quarters: 99
Size of family households: 1,279 2-persons , 484 3-persons , 490 4-persons , 246 5-persons , 101 6-persons .
Size of nonfamily households: 1,510 1-person , 268 2-persons , 174 5-persons .
916 married couples with children.
927 single-parent households (101 men , 826 women ).
97.7% of residents of Wood River speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well , 36% speak English well , 22% speak English not well , 15% don't speak English at all ).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well ).
Foreign born population: 66 (0.6%)
(13.6% of them are naturalized citizens )
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median number of rooms in apartments
Wood River, IL household income distribution
318 Less than $10,000
462 $10,000 to $19,999
381 $20,000 to $29,999
433 $30,000 to $39,999
335 $40,000 to $49,999
451 $50,000 to $59,999
470 $60,000 to $74,999
686 $75,000 to $99,999
261 $100,000 to $124,999
268 $125,000 to $149,999
260 $150,000 to $199,999
142 $200,000 or more
Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wood River, IL
17 Less than $10,000
124 $10,000 to $14,999
6 $15,000 to $19,999
10 $30,000 to $34,999
29 $40,000 to $49,999
117 $50,000 to $59,999
103 $60,000 to $69,999
165 $70,000 to $79,999
532 $80,000 to $89,999
241 $90,000 to $99,999
573 $100,000 to $124,999
253 $125,000 to $149,999
152 $150,000 to $174,999
125 $175,000 to $199,999
136 $200,000 to $249,999
15 $250,000 to $299,999
120 $300,000 to $399,999
28 $400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wood River, IL
26 $100 to $149
104 $200 to $249
78 $300 to $349
16 $350 to $399
23 $400 to $449
24 $450 to $499
40 $500 to $549
129 $550 to $599
126 $600 to $649
293 $650 to $699
171 $700 to $749
136 $750 to $799
83 $800 to $899
60 $900 to $999
82 $1,000 to $1,249
28 $1,250 to $1,499
41 No cash rent
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 274 (5.7% of all workers )
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 200
5 to 9 minutes: 584
10 to 14 minutes: 588
15 to 19 minutes: 977
20 to 24 minutes: 572
25 to 29 minutes: 190
30 to 34 minutes: 518
35 to 39 minutes: 130
40 to 44 minutes: 153
45 to 59 minutes: 224
60 to 89 minutes: 134
90 or more minutes: 196
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,800 (84.6%)
Carpooled: 214 (4.8%)
Taxi: 66 (1.5%)
Walked: 26 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 274 (6.1%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents 5.2% Males4.0% FemalesUnemployment rate for Black residents 9.3% FemalesUnemployment rate for two or more race residents 49.1% Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wood River, Illinois
47 2010 or later
14 2000 to 2009
9 1990 to 1999
11 1980 to 1989
32 1970 to 1979
20 Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
German: 1,081 (25.1%)
English: 637 (14.8%)
American: 397 (9.2%)
Irish: 231 (5.4%)
Croatian: 73 (1.7%)
European: 70 (1.6%)
Italian: 70 (1.6%)
Ukrainian: 24 (0.6%)
Dutch: 21 (0.5%)
Polish: 20 (0.5%)
Swedish: 19 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 18 (0.4%)
French: 17 (0.4%)
Romanian: 17 (0.4%)
Austrian: 15 (0.3%)
Eastern European: 11 (0.3%)
Swiss: 9 (0.2%)
Yugoslavian: 9 (0.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 8 (0.2%)
Slovak: 6 (0.1%)
French Canadian: 3 (0.07%)
Scandinavian: 3 (0.07%)
Scottish: 3 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%): Canada Wood River:
41.2% (28)Illinois:
1.1% (19,306)
Colombia Wood River:
23.5% (16)Illinois:
0.9% (16,553)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Wood River:
13.2% (9)Illinois:
0.6% (10,776)
Mexico Wood River:
11.8% (8)Illinois:
34.7% (626,958)
Austria Wood River:
5.9% (4)Illinois:
0.1% (2,376)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,924
Other state: 2,245
Northeast: 52
Midwest: 1,307
South: 511
West: 378
89.0% of Wood River residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.7% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.7% lived in Illinois.
Wood River:
89.0%State average:
88.3%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 87
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 102
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,520
Less than 1 year of college: 334
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 507
Associate degree: 304
Bachelor's degree: 190
Master's degree: 86
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 3
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,327
Less than 1 year of college: 326
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 451
Associate degree: 470
Bachelor's degree: 477
Master's degree: 224
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,119
One, attached: 19
Two: 102
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 306
10 to 19: 17
20 to 49: 127
50 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,754
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.6%
House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14