Godley vs Rio Vista

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

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

Godley has the higher population (2,223 vs 1,616 in Rio Vista). Godley has the higher median household income ($93,182 vs $70,587 in Rio Vista). Godley has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $191,200 in Rio Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Godley	Rio Vista
Population	2,223	1,616
Median age	35.0 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$93,182	$70,587
Median home value	$323,500	$191,200
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,131
Housing units	875	593
Homeownership rate	83.7%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Godley	Rio Vista
Population	961 → 2,223 (+131.3%)	1,038 → 1,616 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $93,182 (+98.1%)	$57,500 → $70,587 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $323,500 (+286.5%)	$96,700 → $191,200 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,647 (+65.0%)	$953 → $1,131 (+18.7%)

Godley

Population

9612,223

Median household income

$47,031$93,182

Median home value

$83,700$323,500

Median gross rent

$998$1,647

Rio Vista

Population

1,0381,616

Median household income

$57,500$70,587

Median home value

$96,700$191,200

Median gross rent

$953$1,131

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Godley	Rio Vista
Under 5	8.2%	10.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.6%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	5.6%
65 to 74	5.6%	3.7%
75 and over	1.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Godley	Rio Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Godley	Rio Vista
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	38.5%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Godley	Rio Vista
Drove alone	85.4%	92.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Godley	Rio Vista
1-unit, detached	86.5%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Godley	Rio Vista
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	33	41
Median year structure built	2011	1995