Wood River is home to 1,494 people in Nebraska. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $151,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 290 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $811 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wood River
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 17.8%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share6.1% → 25.6%(+19.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate7.7% → 15.6%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.1%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.5%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 133 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wood River, decade by decade
Wood River population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,156
$57,292
$88,323
14.4%
16.0
2000
1,204
$66,993
$108,753
14.1%
28.7
2010
1,325
$61,139
$122,998
14.4%
37.5
2020
1,172
$71,039
$115,507
17.1%
48.0
2024
1,494
$75,417
$151,200
17.8%
50.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
