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Wood River, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Wood River is a Census city of 1,494 people across 1.13 square miles of land, in Hall County. Median household income is $75,417, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wood River
What Wood River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,321
- County holding the largest share of its areaHall County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wood River
- Population1,494
- Median age37.3
- Population under 18443 plus or minus 98
- Share under 1829.7 percent
- Population 65 and over303 plus or minus 101
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households542
- Family households418
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wood River
- Median household income$75,417
- Per capita income$33,668
- Civilian labor force705
- Employed702
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over994
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wood River
- Housing units566
- Occupied units542
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied447
- Renter occupied95 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,200 plus or minus $41,109
- Median gross rent, monthly$811 plus or minus $271
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units460
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more61 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wood River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute657
- Commuting under 15 minutes159 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more218 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone84.6 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wood River
- NFIP communityCity of Wood River
- NFIP community number310104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Wood River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hall County, not Wood River
Hall County context, not Wood River figures
- Establishments in Hall County1,857
- Covered employment, Hall County35,986
- Average annual pay, Hall County$54,305
- Housing units permitted, Hall County246
Every figure in this section is published for Hall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wood River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wood River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wood River, Nebraska?
1,494, in 542 households. Wood River city covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 1,321 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wood River in?
Hall County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wood River?
$75,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,200. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wood River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wood River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wood River, city of, community 310104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wood River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hall County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wood River.
Is zoning published for Wood River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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