Illinois · Census place 83271
Wood River city, IL
Quick answer
Wood River city has 10,315 residents, ranking #223 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $65,960, the median home is worth $103,200 and median gross rent runs $915 a month.
- Population
- 10,315Wood River city residents
- Median household income
- $65,960Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $915Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wood River city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wood River city median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 68.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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