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Godfrey, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Godfrey is a Census village of 17,712 people across 34.39 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $94,543, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Godfrey
What Godfrey is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area34.39 sq mi
- Water area1.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land515
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Godfrey
How many people live in Godfrey
- Population17,712
- Median age48.4
- Population under 183,167
- Share under 1817.9 percent
- Population 65 and over4,551
- Share 65 and over25.7 percent
- Households7,452
- Family households4,760
- Share of households that are families63.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Godfrey
Income and work in Godfrey
- Median household income$94,543
- Per capita income$49,529
- Civilian labor force9,190
- Employed8,768
- Unemployed422 plus or minus 184
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over13,207
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Godfrey
Housing in Godfrey
- Housing units7,906
- Occupied units7,452
- Vacant units454 plus or minus 214
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied6,263
- Renter occupied1,189 plus or minus 269
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,153
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent
- Single family units6,901
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more915 plus or minus 267
- Share in buildings of two or more11.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Godfrey
How Godfrey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,313
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,981
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.8 percent
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Godfrey
SBA loans in Godfrey (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,621,200
- Average approval$291,244
- Median approval$83,700
- Largest approval$1,110,000
- Jobs supported77
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Godfrey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Godfrey
SBA loans in Godfrey (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,417,000
- Average approval$354,250
- Median approval$332,500
- Largest approval$591,000
- Jobs supported38
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Godfrey, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Godfrey
Flood risk in Godfrey
- NFIP communityVillage of Godfrey
- NFIP community number171031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/15/82
The Village of Godfrey participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171031 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Godfrey
Madison County context, not Godfrey figures
- Establishments in Madison County5,659
- Covered employment, Madison County105,166
- Average annual pay, Madison County$57,153
- Housing units permitted, Madison County366
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Godfrey.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Godfrey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Godfrey, Illinois?
17,712, in 7,452 households. Godfrey village covers 34.39 square miles of land, which is 515 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Godfrey in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Godfrey?
$94,543. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,200. Median gross rent is $1,153 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Godfrey businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $83,700, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Godfrey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Godfrey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Godfrey. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Godfrey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Godfrey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Godfrey, village of, community 171031, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Godfrey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Godfrey.
Is zoning published for Godfrey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.