Godfrey is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,597 people and three associated neighborhoods, Godfrey is the 144th largest community in Illinois.Godfrey is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Godfrey is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Godfrey who work in management occupations (14.36%), sales jobs (10.63%), and office and administrative support (10.43%). Also of interest is that Godfrey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Godfrey is worth considering.In terms of college education, Godfrey is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.44% of adults in Godfrey have a college degree. The per capita income in Godfrey in 2022 was $47,226, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,904 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 Polish. The most common language spoken in Godfrey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
