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Wood River is a city in Madison County, in the Saint Louis metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Wood River. For links to other places called Wood River, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Wood River is 38.861N. The longitude is -90.097W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 436 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 11,121.
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$33,875National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Wood River demographic reports
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24% of Wood River residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wood River ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wood River was $18,098, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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11% of Wood River residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Wood River, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $375. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $706.
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Madison County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wood River political report.
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The average commute time for Wood River workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Wood River between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 6.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.
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