Wood River

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  2. Wood River Statistics
  3. Wood River Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Wood River Employment Information
  5. Wood River Family Information
  6. Wood River Education Information
  7. Wood River Public Benefits Information
  8. Wood River Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Wood River Zip Codes


Wood River Legal Resources Back to top

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Wood River Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,847
  • Land Area (2000): 24.590 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.445 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,040
Wood River Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,469 98.71%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 176 1.29%

Wood River Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wood River Employment Information Back to top
Wood River Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 396 13.44%
2. Construction 266 9.03%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 159 5.40%
4. Educational Services 146 4.95%
5. Repair and Maintenance 144 4.89%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 105 3.56%
7. Health Care 103 3.50%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 102 3.46%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 99 3.36%
10. Public Administration 98 3.33%
11. Printing and Related Manufacturing 83 2.82%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 73 2.48%
13. Truck Transportation 70 2.38%
14. Other Transportation 60 2.04%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 59 2.00%
16. Food Manufacturing 54 1.83%
17. Department and Other General Stores 51 1.73%
18. Utilities 49 1.66%
19. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 48 1.63%
20. Water Transportation 44 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 564 19.00%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 326 10.98%
3. Educational Services 273 9.20%
4. Department and Other General Stores 170 5.73%
5. Finance and Insurance 164 5.53%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 160 5.39%
7. Social Assistance 151 5.09%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 143 4.82%
9. Metal Manufactuing 85 2.86%
10. Public Administration 72 2.43%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 71 2.39%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 66 2.22%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 61 2.06%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 50 1.68%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 49 1.65%
16. Construction 45 1.52%
17. Food Manufacturing 30 1.01%
18. Other Health and Personal Care Store 29 0.98%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 29 0.98%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 28 0.94%

Wood River Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 195 6.62%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 193 6.55%
3. Other Management Occupations 191 6.48%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 179 6.07%
5. Other Production Occupations 156 5.29%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 135 4.58%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 114 3.87%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 108 3.66%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 85 2.88%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 83 2.82%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 81 2.75%
12. Computer Specialists 75 2.54%
13. Other Construction Trades 75 2.54%
14. Rail and Water Transportation 66 2.24%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 66 2.24%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 58 1.97%
17. Construction Laborers 56 1.90%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 49 1.66%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 43 1.46%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 43 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 173 5.83%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 149 5.02%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 147 4.95%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 142 4.78%
5. Cashiers 137 4.62%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 129 4.35%
7. Registered Nurses 115 3.87%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 102 3.44%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 99 3.34%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 95 3.20%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 90 3.03%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 88 2.96%
13. Other Management Occupations 88 2.96%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 87 2.93%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 85 2.86%
16. Business Operations Specialists 79 2.66%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 73 2.46%
18. Other Healthcare Support 72 2.43%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 71 2.39%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 64 2.16%

Wood River Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,076 47.22%
15-35 hours 1,382 12.86%
1-14 hours 266 2.47%
No regular hours 4,026 37.45%

Wood River Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 284 5.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 187 3.29%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 298 5.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 491 8.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 505 8.88%
7 AM-7:29 AM 673 11.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 916 16.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM 525 9.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 181 3.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 280 4.93%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 103 1.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 58 1.02%
Noon-3:59 PM 478 8.41%
4 PM-11:59 PM 705 12.40%

Wood River Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 174 3.06%
5-9 798 14.04%
10-14 1,029 18.10%
15-19 1,017 17.89%
20-24 580 10.20%
25-29 246 4.33%
30-34 702 12.35%
35-39 165 2.90%
40-44 275 4.84%
45-59 490 8.62%
60-89 144 2.53%
At least 90 64 1.13%

Wood River Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 20 0.35% 3,824 67.28%
30-44 26 0.46% 1,116 19.63%
45-59 7 0.12% 483 8.50%
At least 60 22 0.39% 186 3.27%

Wood River Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 3 0.05%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 593 10.18%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,894 84.00%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 12 0.21%
Color 4 Box Other 30 0.51%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 75 1.29%
Color 6 Box Walked 77 1.32%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 142 2.44%

Wood River Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wood River Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,698 (13,507 people)
Families (2000): 3,753 (11,088 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,305
People at same address in 1995: 7,702
Wood River Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 694 12.18%
$10,000-$14,999 378 6.63%
$15,000-$19,999 332 5.83%
$20,000-$24,999 591 10.37%
$25,000-$29,999 419 7.35%
$30,000-$34,999 475 8.34%
$35,000-$39,999 385 6.76%
$40,000-$44,999 394 6.91%
$45,000-$49,999 301 5.28%
$50,000-$59,999 573 10.06%
$60,000-$74,999 511 8.97%
$75,000-$99,999 366 6.42%
$100,000-$124,999 174 3.05%
$125,000-$149,999 48 0.84%
$150,000-$199,999 28 0.49%
$200,000 or more 29 0.51%

Wood River Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,708 29.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,645 28.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 216 3.78%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 908 15.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 754 13.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 315 5.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 82 1.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 37 0.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Wood River Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,097 26.42%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,087 13.46%
Public Assistance 251 1.62%
Retirement 1,452 9.36%
Self Employment 315 2.03%
Social Security 2,080 13.41%
Supplemental Security 250 1.61%
Wage / Salary 4,030 25.99%
Other 945 6.09%

Wood River Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,523 54.16%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,289 45.84%

Wood River Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 581 11.87%
Color 1 Box Married 2,974 60.76%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,104 22.55%
Color 3 Box Widowed 236 4.82%

Wood River Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 824 13.68%
Color 1 Box Married 3,169 52.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,296 21.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 733 12.17%

Wood River Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wood River Education Information Back to top
Wood River Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 502 4.87%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,354 13.14%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,235 41.09%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,548 24.72%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 733 7.11%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 652 6.33%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 282 2.74%

Wood River Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 176 1.27% 67 0.48% 243 1.75%
Kindergarten 163 1.18% 38 0.27% 201 1.45%
Grades 1-4 709 5.12% 35 0.25% 744 5.37%
Grades 5-8 652 4.71% 72 0.52% 724 5.23%
Grades 9-12 609 4.40% 58 0.42% 667 4.82%
Undergrad college 500 3.61% 95 0.69% 595 4.30%
Graduate or professional school 37 0.27% 8 0.06% 45 0.32%
Total 2,846 20.55% 373 2.69% 3,219 23.25%

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Wood River Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wood River Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 11,624 86.10%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,876 13.90%

Wood River Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wood River Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Wood River Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,813 13.09%
10-19 Years 1,922 13.88%
20-29 Years 1,888 13.63%
30-39 Years 1,930 13.94%
40-49 Years 1,961 14.16%
50-59 Years 1,439 10.39%
60-69 Years 1,152 8.32%
70-79 Years 1,147 8.28%
80-89 Years 488 3.52%
90+ Years 107 0.77%

Wood River Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,638 47.94%
Color 1 Box Female 7,209 52.06%

Wood River Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,435 97.02%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 148 1.07%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 86 0.62%
Color 1 Box African-American 80 0.58%
Color 2 Box Asian 52 0.38%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 29 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 14 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.02%

Wood River Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,054 27.01%
2. United States Or American 2,004 17.72%
3. Irish 1,834 16.22%
4. English 1,366 12.08%
5. Italian 563 4.98%
6. French Non-Basque 481 4.25%
7. Dutch 352 3.11%
8. European 318 2.81%
9. Polish 203 1.80%
10. Scotch Irish 179 1.58%

Wood River Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,441 97.42%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 218 1.71%
3. German 35 0.27%
4. French 28 0.22%
5. Polish 20 0.16%
6. Italian 17 0.13%
7. Greek 8 0.06%
8. Chinese 4 0.03%

Wood River Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,572 99.47%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 59 0.43%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 14 0.10%

Wood River Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Wood River Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wood River Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
62095