Housing data for Wood River, NE
Wood River, NE has an estimated 1,494 residents and 566 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Hall County.
17.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $811 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,494 (±231)
- Housing units
- 566 (±90)
- Households that rent
- 17.5%
- Median gross rent
- $811
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.2%
What stands out in Wood River
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.7% (±6.2 points) in Wood River, lower than in Hall County (16.5%).
Households that rent: 17.5% (±6.3 points) in Wood River, lower than in Hall County (38.0%).
Median home value: $151,200 (±$41,109) in Wood River, lower than in Hall County ($224,600).
Average commute: 25.5 minutes (±3.3) in Wood River, higher than in Hall County (17.5 minutes).
- Types of homes in Wood River
- Renters and owners in Wood River
- Home values in Wood River
- Commute and cars in Wood River
Housing in Wood River at a glance
- Median rent: $811 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $803 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 42.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 17.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $75,417 median household income
- Home values: $151,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,379 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,375 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 62.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 68.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 81.7% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +5.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Wood River against Hall County, its state and the nation
| Wood River | Hall County | Nebraska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,494 (±231) | 62,536 (exact) | 1,978,707 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 566 (±90) | 25,569 (±69) | 863,444 (±628) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.5% (±6.3 points) | 38.0% (±2.0 points) | 33.5% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $811 (±$271) | $943 (±$35) | $1,072 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $75,417 (±$14,129) | $69,251 (±$4,230) | $76,475 (±$633) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $151,200 (±$41,109) | $224,600 (±$5,765) | $238,600 (±$1,365) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,375 (±$298) | $3,120 (±$144) | $3,549 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 68.7% (±13.9 points) | 58.9% (±3.5 points) | 57.2% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.5 minutes (±3.3) | 17.5 minutes (±1.0) | 19.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.2% (±5.3 points) | 89.9% (±1.6 points) | 90.6% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.3 years (±4.0) | 36.1 years (±0.3) | 37.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Wood River covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 1,321 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Wood River has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,420 (±168) | 1,494 (±231) | +5.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 559 (±62) | 566 (±90) | +1.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $759 (±$110) | $811 (±$271) | +6.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $102,800 (±$15,689) | $151,200 (±$41,109) | +47.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $54,750 (±$9,778) | $75,417 (±$14,129) | +37.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,074 (±$147) | $1,379 (±$79) | +28.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,790 (±$127) | $2,375 (±$298) | +32.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.4% (±7.0 points) | 17.5% (±6.3 points) | −8.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 11.7% (±8.6 points) | 0.0% (±22.9 points) | −11.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hall County
Wood River has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hall County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Hall County recorded 332 violent and 1,552 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Wood River
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton | 7.1 mi | $1,114 | $142,100 | 21.1% |
| Alda | 7.8 mi | $958 | $106,500 | 20.6% |
| Prosser | 9.2 mi | — | $96,100 | 8.3% |
| Doniphan | 13 mi | $950 | $211,100 | 21.0% |
| Cairo | 13 mi | $821 | $193,000 | 36.4% |
| Gibbon | 14 mi | $810 | $173,800 | 27.1% |
| Kenesaw | 14 mi | $766 | $177,600 | 8.9% |
| Grand Island | 15 mi | $947 | $218,600 | 42.2% |
Places in Nebraska most like Wood River
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood | $786 | $147,900 | $72,639 | 12.7% |
| Newcastle | $713 | $136,000 | $83,438 | 12.4% |
| Roseland | $705 | $150,000 | $85,156 | 11.1% |
| Savannah Township | $786 | $163,400 | $74,861 | 11.8% |
| Giltner | $817 | $184,900 | $73,250 | 17.4% |
| Randolph | $665 | $119,000 | $84,531 | 22.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Nebraska.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Wood River, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $902 | $972 | $1,210 | $1,505 | $1,928 |
HUD income limits for Wood River, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,800 | $32,950 | $52,750 |
| 2 people | $22,600 | $37,650 | $60,250 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,350 | $67,800 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $54,600 | $87,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,350 | $93,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,150 | $99,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Wood River
How many renters are there in Wood River?
Wood River has an estimated 95 (±38) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Wood River?
The median household income in Wood River is $75,417 (±$14,129) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Wood River, NE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $151,200 (±$41,109) for owner-occupied homes in Wood River (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Wood River?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Wood River, NE is $1,379 (±$79) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Wood River?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Wood River, NE is $2,375 (±$298) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Wood River?
Wood River, NE has an estimated 566 (±90) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Wood River growing?
In Wood River, the number of residents went from 1,420 in 2015–2019 to 1,494 in 2020–2024 (+5.2%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood River city, Nebraska
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Wood River city, Nebraska (place:53660, in state:31).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .