Godley vs Joshua

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

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

Joshua has the higher population (8,279 vs 2,223 in Godley). Godley has the higher median household income ($93,182 vs $60,466 in Joshua). Godley has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $271,000 in Joshua).

Population, income & housing

	Godley	Joshua
Population	2,223	8,279
Median age	35.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$93,182	$60,466
Median home value	$323,500	$271,000
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,286
Housing units	875	3,320
Homeownership rate	83.7%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Godley	Joshua
Population	961 → 2,223 (+131.3%)	7,477 → 8,279 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $93,182 (+98.1%)	$57,042 → $60,466 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $323,500 (+286.5%)	$182,000 → $271,000 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,647 (+65.0%)	$991 → $1,286 (+29.8%)

Godley

Population

9612,223

Median household income

$47,031$93,182

Median home value

$83,700$323,500

Median gross rent

$998$1,647

Joshua

Population

7,4778,279

Median household income

$57,042$60,466

Median home value

$182,000$271,000

Median gross rent

$991$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Godley	Joshua
Under 5	8.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	24.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	18.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.1%
75 and over	1.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Godley	Joshua
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Godley	Joshua
No high school diploma	6.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Godley	Joshua
Drove alone	85.4%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Godley	Joshua
1-unit, detached	86.5%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Godley	Joshua
Poverty rate	12.2%	18.7%
Average household size	2.62	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	2011	1993