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Most Expensive Wood River Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Edwardsville Rd / 9th ... |
| 2 | City Center |
| 3 | Roxana |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Wood River NEIGHBORHOODS Roxana, City Center, Edwardsville Rd / 9th St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Wood River, IL Alton, Black Jack, MO, Collinsville, East Alton, Edwardsville, Florissant, MO, Glen Carbon, Godfrey, Granite City, St. Louis, MO
POPULATION
11,198
| WOOD RIVER INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 11,198 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 5,013 |
| WOOD RIVER HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 61.74% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 32.99% |
| % VACANT | 5.27% |
| TYPE OF WOOD RIVER HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 74.57% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.66% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 10.79% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 9.58% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.41% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF WOOD RIVER HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.05% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.02% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 43.21% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 32.22% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 7.50% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.00% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 0.92% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 16.28% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 57.11% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 25.69% |
| WOOD RIVER REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $103,270 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $571 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$88,000 | 32.08% |
| $88,001-$175,000 | 60.42% |
| $175,001-$351,000 | 7.14% |
| $351,001-$525,000 | 0.10% |
| $525,001-$700,000 | 0.26% |
| $700,001-$876,000 | 0.00% |
| $876,001-$1,314,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,314,001-$1,752,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,752,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Wood River | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.53% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.09% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.79% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.38% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.59% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.17% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 18.45% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 83.55% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 11.22% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $33,875 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $18,098 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 14.82% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (17.74%), Healthcare (14.72%), Retail (11.53%), Accomodation (7.66%), Education (6.99%), Other (5.74%), Transportation (5.49%), Construction (4.48%), Finance (3.91%), Arts (3.89%), Administration (3.24%), Public Service (3.22%), Wholesale (3.14%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.94%), Information Technology (2.05%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.63% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 97.84% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.36% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.23% |
| ASIAN | 0.04% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.47% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.06% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.21% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (32.10%), German (16.75%), United States or American (12.73%), Irish (8.31%), English (7.24%), Other Groups (5.92%), Italian (3.69%), European (2.63%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 0.56% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (91.16%) |
Wood River is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 11,198 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Wood River is the 197th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wood River is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wood River is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wood River who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.01%), sales jobs (10.93%), and food service (7.34%).
In Wood River, just 11.22% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.
The per capita income in Wood River in 2000 was $18,098, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,392 for a family of four.
The people who call Wood River home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wood River is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wood River include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Wood River is English.
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