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Wood River, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wood River, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,237. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WOOD-RIVER-IL · Wood River, IL 1 ZIPs · 11,237 pop · #15389/25278 · Madison County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $65,013
  • RANK-LOWER #15389/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Alton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,237
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,000

Nearest income peer: Alton, IL ( $3,599 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wood River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wood River on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wood River, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,237
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,013
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,013 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 62095.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wood River as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Sorento is the closest lower-income city and Mulberry Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wood River.

Population concentration

Wood River's single ZIP 62095 carries the town

Wood River is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62095 is the entire residential footprint (11,237 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wood River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 243 establishments, 4,451 employees , annual payroll $162,230k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62095 (243 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (45) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wood River, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wood River. See the Madison County roll-up →

Wood River sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Edwardsville, Collinsville and Godfrey report more, Granite City, Alton and East Alton report less. Troy marks the far end of that range at $120,466, 85% above Wood River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62095 11,237 $65,013 243 625
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Wood River roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wood River, .