Wood River, IL Population

Overview

10,325

Total Population

35.9

Median age

52.17%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wood River's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wood River is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wood River's population under 18 was 22.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wood River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wood River, 19.79% were under the age of 15, 19.22% aged 15 to 29, 45.58% aged 30 to 64, 12.77% aged 65 to 84, and 2.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 449 more females than males in Wood River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.17% females and 47.83% males in Wood River, IL.
The Wood River, IL gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 455.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 515.

Wood River's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wood River population: 90.31% are White, 4.83% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.28% are some other race and 4.39% are multiracial.
Wood River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,304 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wood River is White with a population of 9,324 (90.31% of the total population).

Wood River's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,254 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wood River's population decreased by 630 (5.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wood River's population decreased by 188 (1.77%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wood River's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,077.