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Wood River is located in Madison County, Illinois, approximately 15 miles NE from downtown St. Louis and is an integral part of the River Bend region’s nearly 200,000 residents. The River Bend region provides a wealth of resources for business in the form of retail sales, work force, education, recreation and tourism.

Wood River, Illinois is a member of the River Bend region. This region, encompassing 13 individual communities, generates more than $1.7 billion in total sales annually. Wood River's business community contributes more than 20% to that annual total.

The City has 75 full-time employees, operates a $16.6 million budget and maintains a 4 ISO fire rating. It is a full service community providing water and sewer services. In addition, wastewater treatment services are extended to four area communities and the township. The City maintains more than 56.4 miles of streets and 42.7 miles of alleys.

Included in this section are a number of key market facts to help you make Wood River, Illinois your business location of choice!

Nationally Recognized Opportunities

Low cost of living, 3rd lowest among top 20 MSA's.
MSA ranks 5th nationally with 10 Fortune 500 corporate headquarters.
Fortune Magazine ranks the MSA as the 6th Best Cities for Business
Entrepreneur Magazine ranks the St. Louis region as #2 for Small Business
ComputerWorld Magazine ranks the area in the Top 10 regions for Information Technology Jobs.
INC. Magazine places the region in the Top 50 for starting and growing a Business.
Industry Week says the region is #10 World-class manufacturing communities.
Site Selection Magazine's Top 10 Economic Development Agencies in the U.S.
Yahoo! Internet Life ranks the area #15 of most wired cities.
Primary market for 3 Championship professional sports franchises.

Regional Highlights

Contributes more than 20% of the region's $1.7 billion in total sales.
73 % of its work force commutes less than 30 minutes.
Projected 54% increase in retail trade by 2002.
The region's only community with direct interstate access.
Immediate accesses to rail, waterways air and land transportation.
Commercial development sites ready for occupancy.
Comprehensive project incentive packages available.

River Bend Region

	1997	1998	1999

General Merchandise	$124,125,274	$135,144,675	$138,500,680

Food	262,191,124	266,788,382	267,763,700

Drinking and Eating Estab.	82,920,797	86,613,404	91,399,300

Apparel	9,685,510	10,087,661	9,778,840

Furniture Household and Radio	29,103,246	29,882,623	31,507,800

Lumber and Building Supplies	55,316,179	85,564,626	91,276,880

Auto and Filling Stations	197,075,550	202,009,211	218,468,280

Drug and Other Retail	43,224,960	45,357,147	47,011,240

Agriculture and Extractive	88,301,589	80,905,465	92,139,000

Manufacturing	26,581,672	20,024,832	19,287,780

Wood River

	1997	1998	1999

General Merchandise	$36,185,598	$38,353,773	$41,093,080

Food	52,921,001	51,123,172	51,990,200

Drinking and Eating Estab.	11,327,019	11,182,878	12,052,020

Apparel	1,625,122	1,679,294	1,810,320

Furniture Household and Radio	2,753,874	2,689,050	2,905,560

Lumber and Building Supplies	3,029,910	3,437,227	3,909,700

Auto and Filling Stations	42,283,730	45,453,811	52,939,480

Drug and Other Retail	7,201,607	7,734,194	7,936,240

Agriculture and Extractive	18,439,076	13,762,565	10,389,800

Manufacturing	6,134,213	4,114,665	2,199,360

Population

	5 mile	10 mile	20 mile

2001 Projection	50,643	175,279	968,767

1996 Estimate	49,668	171,778	963,714

1990 Census	48,856	168,151	984,146

Household

	5 mile	10 mile	20 mile

2001 Projection	20,122	69,136	382,760

1996	19,829	67,798	378,862

1990 Census	18,889	64,212	371,449

1996 Households by Income

	5 mile - 19,829	10 mile - 67,798	20 mile - 378,449

$150,000 or more	1.12%	1.50%	2.52%

$100,000 to $149,999	3.08%	4.12%	4.23%

$ 75,000 to $ 99,999	4.19%	5.32%	5.87%

$ 50,000 to $74,999	18.48%	20.81%	18.50%

$35,000 to $49,999	20.27%	20.06%	16.74%

$25,000 to $34,999	14.75%	14.21%	13.04%

$15,000 to $24,999	16.89%	14.79%	14.97%

$5,000 to $14,999	17.60%	15.66%	17.59%

Under $5,000	3.61%	3.52%	6.54%

1996 Average Household Income

5 mile	10 mile	20 mile

$39,861	$43,594	$43,603

1996 Median Household Income

5 mile	10 mile	20 mile

$33,064	$36,362	$33,353

1996 Estimated Population by Age

	5 mile	10 mile	20 mile

Total	49,668	171,778	963,714

Under 5 years	6.74%	7.01%	7.65%

5 to 9 years	6.97%	7.15%	7.57%

10 to 14 years	7.16%	7.03%	7.32%

15 to 17 years	4.37%	4.22%	4.59%

18 to 20 years	4.34%	3.77%	3.89%

21 to 24 years	4.85%	4.73%	5.19%

25 to 29 years	6.75%	6.89%	7.35%

30 to 34 years	7.88%	7.95%	8.04%

35 to 39 years	7.77%	8.27%	8.31%

40 to 49 years	13.20%	13.88%	13.09%

50 to 59 years	10.35%	10.30%	9.34%

60 to 64 years	4.49%	4.33%	4.10%

65 to 69 years	4.56%	4.35%	4.06%

70 to 74 years	3.67%	3.40%	3.22%

75 plus years	6.90%	6.71%	6.28%

Median Age	35.60	35.76	34.01

Average Age	37.47	37.25	35.99

The City of Wood River, Illinois
111 North Wood River Avenue
Wood River, Illinois 62095
(618) 251-3100

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