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WOOD RIVER, NEBRASKA QUICK STATSCounty: Hall
Elevation: 1963 feet
Land Area: 0.72 square miles
Population Density: 1661 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (86.9%), Hispanic (12.5%), Other race (2.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (46.6%), Irish (9.5%), English (9.1%), Polish (6.9%), United States (3.7%), Dutch (3.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (100.8 miles , pop. 225,581)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (563.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Shelton, NE (2.8 miles ), Alda, NE (2.8 miles ), Prosser, NE (3.1 miles) , Cairo, NE (3.5 miles ), Doniphan, NE (3.5 miles ), Gibbon, NE (3.7 miles ), Kenesaw, NE (3.8 miles ), Grand Island, NE (3.8 miles )
Amtrak station near Wood River: 20 miles: HASTINGS (501 W. 1ST ST.)
Wood River Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
WOOD RIVER, NEBRASKA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 83.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Wood River:
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 7 miles, GRAND ISLAND, NE, Full-time enrollment: 3,730 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY about 25 miles, KEARNEY, NE, FT enrollment: 5,588 NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 92 miles, NORFOLK, NE, FT enrollment: 2,732 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN about 100 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 19,806 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA about 104 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 5,137 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE about 127 miles, WAYNE, NE, FT enrollment: 3,026 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA about 131 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 10,150
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