Wood River Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wood River Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Wood River Township were 100 adults, 19 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Kids under 18 make up 20 in 100 residents (IL: 22). In the decade to 2020, the population moved −5%. Wood River Township is home to about 29,456 people (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 67 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 75.
Median age 40.5 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Median age: women 41.3, men 39.8.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wood River Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 9 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Wood River Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Wood River Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wood River Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Wood River Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.