Alton vs Godfrey

A side-by-side comparison of Alton and Godfrey: population, income, housing, and more.

Alton and Godfrey are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alton has the higher population (25,430 vs 17,743 in Godfrey). Godfrey has the higher median household income ($92,746 vs $53,005 in Alton). Godfrey has the higher median home value ($181,400 vs $99,500 in Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Godfrey
Population	25,430	17,743
Median age	38.4 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,005	$92,746
Median home value	$99,500	$181,400
Median gross rent	$948	$1,111
Housing units	12,513	8,115
Homeownership rate	57.1%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Godfrey
Population	26,640 → 25,430 (-4.5%)	17,579 → 17,743 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$40,211 → $53,005 (+31.8%)	$73,238 → $92,746 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$79,900 → $99,500 (+24.5%)	$148,300 → $181,400 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $948 (+22.6%)	$951 → $1,111 (+16.8%)

Alton

Population

26,64025,430

Median household income

$40,211$53,005

Median home value

$79,900$99,500

Median gross rent

$773$948

Godfrey

Population

17,57917,743

Median household income

$73,238$92,746

Median home value

$148,300$181,400

Median gross rent

$951$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Godfrey
Under 5	5.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	14.7%
75 and over	6.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Godfrey
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	88.0%
Black or African American	24.0%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Godfrey
No high school diploma	9.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	31.1%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Godfrey
Drove alone	76.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.2%
Public transit	1.6%	0.5%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	12.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Godfrey
1-unit, detached	75.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	6.2%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Godfrey
Poverty rate	24.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1953	1975