Godfrey is home to 17,712 people in Illinois. At a median age of 48.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 1%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $192,200.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,543, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Godfrey
What changed most since 1990
Population5,436 → 17,712(+226%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.3 → 48.4(+14.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share93.3% → 88.0%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Godfrey's population equals 6.7% of Madison County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34%(495)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(198)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(591)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,454 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Godfrey, decade by decade
Godfrey population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,436
$95,564
$118,323
10.9%
15.8
2000
16,286
$91,706
$163,402
25.0%
15.9
2010
17,982
$74,567
$197,660
24.2%
19.9
2020
17,825
$88,529
$187,624
30.2%
30.8
2024
17,712
$94,543
$192,200
32.4%
27.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
