Godley vs Venus

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

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

Venus has the higher population (5,874 vs 2,223 in Godley). Venus has the higher median household income ($97,039 vs $93,182 in Godley). Godley has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $253,500 in Venus).

Population, income & housing

	Godley	Venus
Population	2,223	5,874
Median age	35.0 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,182	$97,039
Median home value	$323,500	$253,500
Median gross rent	$1,647	$2,042
Housing units	875	1,586
Homeownership rate	83.7%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Godley	Venus
Population	961 → 2,223 (+131.3%)	3,692 → 5,874 (+59.1%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $93,182 (+98.1%)	$68,125 → $97,039 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $323,500 (+286.5%)	$145,200 → $253,500 (+74.6%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,647 (+65.0%)	$906 → $2,042 (+125.4%)

Godley

Population

9612,223

Median household income

$47,031$93,182

Median home value

$83,700$323,500

Median gross rent

$998$1,647

Venus

Population

3,6925,874

Median household income

$68,125$97,039

Median home value

$145,200$253,500

Median gross rent

$906$2,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Godley	Venus
Under 5	8.2%	8.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	21.7%
35 to 44	18.9%	16.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	3.5%
75 and over	1.6%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Godley	Venus
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	51.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Godley	Venus
No high school diploma	6.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Godley	Venus
Drove alone	85.4%	82.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Godley	Venus
1-unit, detached	86.5%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Godley	Venus
Poverty rate	12.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.62	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	2011	2014