Godley vs Rest Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Godley and Rest Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Godley has the higher population (538 vs 537 in Rest Haven). Rest Haven has the higher median household income ($67,639 vs $54,583 in Godley). Rest Haven has the higher median home value ($198,200 vs $142,000 in Godley).

Population, income & housing

	Godley	Rest Haven
Population	538	537
Median age	48.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,583	$67,639
Median home value	$142,000	$198,200
Median gross rent	$1,393	$1,341
Housing units	251	246
Homeownership rate	75.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Godley	Rest Haven
Population	631 → 538 (-14.7%)	550 → 537 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $54,583 (+12.0%)	$61,310 → $67,639 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $142,000 (+32.6%)	$166,700 → $198,200 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,393 (+52.4%)	$992 → $1,341 (+35.2%)

Godley

Population

631538

Median household income

$48,750$54,583

Median home value

$107,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$914$1,393

Rest Haven

Population

550537

Median household income

$61,310$67,639

Median home value

$166,700$198,200

Median gross rent

$992$1,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Godley	Rest Haven
Under 5	2.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	11.2%	6.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	7.8%	22.7%
35 to 44	17.5%	4.8%
45 to 54	22.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	30.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.2%
75 and over	3.0%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Godley	Rest Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Godley	Rest Haven
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	40.5%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Godley	Rest Haven
Drove alone	87.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	1.8%	22.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.6%
Other means	7.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Godley	Rest Haven
1-unit, detached	53.8%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Godley	Rest Haven
Poverty rate	15.6%	16.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1993	1975