2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Glen Carbon, IL vs Godfrey, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Godfrey, is 7% less than it is in Glen Carbon and is 14% above the National Average.
- Glen Carbon unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Godfrey unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Glen Carbon, ILGodfrey, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,140  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,560$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,634  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Glen Carbon, ILGodfrey, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Glen Carbon, ILGodfrey, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.5%13.1%
Reviews for Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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Reviews for Godfrey    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Godfrey is a small town with a country feel but is still less than an hour from the large metropolitan area St. Louis, MO. The people are friendly and the pace of life  More

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