% ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁while ▁the ▁elder ly ▁population ▁increased ▁by ▁ 4 6 %. ▁The ▁school - age ▁population ▁increased ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 6 % ▁and ▁the ▁adult ▁population ▁by ▁ 0 . 5 %. ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁Wood la wn ▁was ▁$ 3 6 , 9 3 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Of ▁neighborhood ▁residents , ▁ 5 7 . 1 % ▁were ▁considered ▁low - in come , ▁while ▁ 3 7 . 6 % ▁were ▁very ▁low ▁income ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 0 % ▁lived ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁level . ▁Minor ities ▁compr ised ▁ 1 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁residents . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Wood la wn ▁occup ies ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sch en ect ady ; ▁Fe hr ▁Avenue ▁is ▁the ▁western ▁boundary , ▁with ▁G olf ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁C ros st own ▁Connection ▁as ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary , ▁and ▁the ▁Sch en ect ady ▁city ▁line ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁southern ▁and ▁eastern ▁boundary . ▁ ▁Land ▁Use ▁Of ▁Wood la wn ' s ▁approximately ▁ ▁resident ial ▁properties ▁account ▁for ▁ 4 4 . 7 % ▁of ▁all ▁land ▁use ▁with ▁community ▁service ▁properties ▁at ▁ 2 1 %, ▁recre ation ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁properties ▁at ▁ 2 0 %, ▁and ▁commercial ▁properties ▁at ▁only ▁ 9 %. ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁Wood la