Godfrey is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,688 people and three associated neighborhoods, Godfrey is the 144th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Godfrey is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Godfrey is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Godfrey who work in management occupations (13.37%), sales jobs (12.93%), and office and administrative support (10.31%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Godfrey has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Godfrey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Godfrey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Godfrey may be for you.The overall education level of Godfrey citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.58% of adults in Godfrey have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Godfrey in 2022 was $44,278, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,112 for a family of four. However, Godfrey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Godfrey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Godfrey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Godfrey include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Godfrey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
