Godley, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,809
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.2
2.29% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.56%
37.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$110,417
18.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$372,300
15.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,470
28.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Godley, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Godley, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Godley, TX was $372,300, and the homeownership rate was 84.4%.

Most people in Godley, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Godley, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Godley, TX is home to a population of 2.81k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.85% of Godley, TX residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2024, there were 9.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.07k people) in Godley, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 221 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 219 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Godley, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Godley, TX was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Godley, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.07k ± 250
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    221 ± 155
  3. White (Hispanic)
    219 ± 178
21.2%
Hispanic Population
596 people

In 2024, there were 9.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.07k people) in Godley, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 221 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 219 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.2% of the people in Godley, TX are hispanic (596 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Godley, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.85%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
52 people
3.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
78 people

As of 2024, 1.85% of Godley, TX residents (52 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Godley, TX was 3.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    35 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    27 ± 37
  3. Vietnam
    12 ± 26

Godley, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Godley, TX employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Godley, TX were Educational Services (263 people), Manufacturing (210 people), and Public Administration (174 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($102,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,625), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,625).

Occupations

1.47k
2024 Value
± 263
28.3%
1 Year growth
± 22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Godley, TX grew at a rate of 28.3%, from 1.15k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Godley, TX, are Management Occupations (312 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (217 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (196 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Godley, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

1.47k
2024 Value
± 263
28.3%
1 Year growth
± 22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Godley, TX grew at a rate of 28.3%, from 1.15k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Godley, TX, are Educational Services (263 people), Manufacturing (210 people), and Public Administration (174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Godley, TX, though some of these residents may live in Godley, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,050
Median earning men ± $12,755
$55,947
Median earning women ± $19,322

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,850), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,667), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,159), Construction ($61,278), and Public Administration ($48,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Godley, TX was $372,300 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $323,500 to $372,300, a 15.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Godley, TX is 84.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Godley, TX have an average commute time of 35.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Godley, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$372,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,804
$857
Median Property Taxes
±$155

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Godley, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Godley, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84.4%
Homeownership
2024
70.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.4% of the housing units in Godley, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$110,417
Median Household Income
± $26,854
1.02k
Number of Households
± 205

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.02k households in Godley, TX grew to $110,417 from the previous year's value of $93,182.

The following chart displays the households in Godley, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Godley, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.45%)

In 2024, 81.7% of workers in Godley, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

35.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Godley, TX have a longer commute time (35.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Godley, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Godley, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Godley, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.56% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Godley, TX (212 out of 2.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Godley, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83.9% of the population of Godley, TX has health coverage, with 61.2% on employee plans, 9.86% on Medicaid, 8.08% on Medicare, 4.63% on non-group plans, and 0.107% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.7% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

16.1%
Uninsured
61.2%
Employer Coverage
9.86%
Medicaid
8.08%
Medicare
4.63%
Non-Group
0.107%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Godley, TX grew by 18.4% from 13.6% to 16.1%.

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