Godfrey

Population: 17,743
Median household income: $92,746
Median home value: $181,400

Godfrey is a community in Madison County, Illinois, home to 17,743 residents. At $92,746, its median household income sits above Madison County's $74,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Godfrey's population held roughly steady from 17,579 to 17,743, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $148,300 to $181,400.

Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,743
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $92,746
Median home value: $181,400
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 8,115
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,57917,743

Median household income

$73,238$92,746

Median home value

$148,300$181,400

Median gross rent

$951$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,579	$73,238	$148,300	$951
2020	17,540	$73,041	$154,800	$1,034
2021	17,812	$80,560	$155,200	$1,047
2022	17,791	$84,920	$169,200	$1,089
2023	17,743	$92,746	$181,400	$1,111

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	748	4.2%
5 to 17	2,273	12.8%
18 to 24	1,313	7.4%
25 to 34	1,923	10.8%
35 to 44	1,485	8.4%
45 to 54	2,408	13.6%
55 to 64	3,008	17.0%
65 to 74	2,603	14.7%
75 and over	1,982	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,615	88.0%
Black or African American	898	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	133	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	819	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	267	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	484	3.6%
High school graduate	3,257	24.3%
Some college or associate's	5,184	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,933	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,551	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,494	82.4%
Carpooled	385	4.2%
Public transit	49	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,148	12.6%
Other means	22	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,279	28.7%
15 to 29 min	2,357	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,999	25.1%
45 to 59 min	885	11.1%
60+ min	430	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 6.7% (1,175 of 17,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,127	67.5%
Nonfamily households	2,469	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,596	93.6%
Vacant	519	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,325	83.3%
Renter-occupied	1,271	16.7%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,722	82.8%
1-unit, attached	242	3.0%
2 to 4 units	666	8.2%
5 to 19 units	184	2.3%
20 or more units	132	1.6%
Mobile home & other	169	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1730094
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 1.96 sq mi
Center point: 38.9529, -90.2225