Godley vs Sunnyland

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

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

Sunnyland has the higher population (829 vs 538 in Godley). Sunnyland has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $54,583 in Godley). Godley has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $140,700 in Sunnyland).

Population, income & housing

	Godley	Sunnyland
Population	538	829
Median age	48.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,583	$65,833
Median home value	$142,000	$140,700
Median gross rent	$1,393	$1,935
Housing units	251	256
Homeownership rate	75.5%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Godley	Sunnyland
Population	631 → 538 (-14.7%)	565 → 829 (+46.7%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $54,583 (+12.0%)	$63,500 → $65,833 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $142,000 (+32.6%)	$137,100 → $140,700 (+2.6%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,393 (+52.4%)	—

Godley

Population

631538

Median household income

$48,750$54,583

Median home value

$107,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$914$1,393

Sunnyland

Population

565829

Median household income

$63,500$65,833

Median home value

$137,100$140,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Godley	Sunnyland
Under 5	2.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.8%	17.1%
35 to 44	17.5%	3.0%
45 to 54	22.7%	16.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	7.1%
75 and over	3.0%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Godley	Sunnyland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	58.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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%	15.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Godley	Sunnyland
No high school diploma	5.5%	14.3%
High school graduate	40.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Godley	Sunnyland
Drove alone	87.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	1.8%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	7.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Godley	Sunnyland
1-unit, detached	53.8%	97.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Godley	Sunnyland
Poverty rate	15.6%	17.7%
Average household size	2.27	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1993	1966