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City Data for Wood River, IL

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Housing Data (February 2026)

Median Price per SqFt
$101
Median Listing Price
$129,975
Median Days on Market
26
Active Listings
8
New Listings
14
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
18
Avg Listing Price
$162,701
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
-10%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
-3%

City Data

City
Wood River
State ID
IL
Population
10,051

Age Breakdown

Median Age
35
Under 10 years old
13.2%
Age 10-19
13.2%
Age 20s
15.8%
Age 30s
13.6%
Age 40s
12.0%
Age 50s
11.9%
Age 60s
9.7%
Age 70s
5.5%
Age Over 80
5.1%

Gender Breakdown

Male
48.1%
Female
51.9%

Marital Status

Married
41.2%
Divorced
19.6%
Never Married
32.7%
Widowed
6.5%

Household

Family Size
2.95
Family Dual Income
50
Median Household Income
$46,860
Median Individual Income
$26,551
Home Ownership
64.6%
Home Value
$81,539
Median Rent
$779
Rent Burden
33.8%
Poverty
21.0%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
11.7%
Highschool Education
40.2%
Some College
33.5%
Bachelors Degree
10.5%
Graduate Degree
4.0%
Total College or Above
14.5%
Stem Degree
41.0%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
64.7%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Disabled
15.5%

Ethnicity

White
92.4%
Black
4.4%
Asian
0.7%
Native American
0.2%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.1%
Multiple
2.2%

Other

Hispanic
0.9%
Limited English
0.1%
Health Uninsured
6.6%
Veteran
8.6%
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