Wood River, NE Population

Overview

1,442

Total Population

36.1

Median age

47.50%

Female population %

110.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

508

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 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wood River's population under 18 was 27.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wood River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wood River, 20.11% were under the age of 15, 22.12% aged 15 to 29, 41.89% aged 30 to 64, 14.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 less females than males in Wood River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.50% females and 52.50% males in Wood River, NE.
The Wood River, NE gender ratio is 110.5:100 i.e. 110.5 men to 100 women (1.105).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 77.

Wood River's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wood River population: 77.18% are White, 2.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.95% are some other race and 4.58% are multiracial.
Wood River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 508 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 934 (64.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wood River is White with a population of 1,113 (77.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,375 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Wood River's population increased by 122 (10.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wood River's population decreased by 161 (12.05%), 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 2022 at 1,155.