Godley, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 706. Population change since 2000: +18.9%

Males: 349	(49.5%)
Females: 357	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	27.7 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60407.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,155 (it was $42,857 in 2000)

Godley:	$49,155
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,559 (it was $79,600 in 2000)

Godley:	$127,559
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,978; Detached houses: $182,841; Mobile homes: $43,093
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Races in Godley:

White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
Hispanic (6.1%)
Other race (3.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Godley: 96.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.2%), Irish (15.7%), English (11.1%), Italian (8.8%), Polish (6.6%), United States (6.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/03/1888

Elevation: 582 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 650 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Godley

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Godley village

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 13.7%

11 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.9%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Godley, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Godley to the number of sex offenders is 706 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Godley:	1.1% ($855)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Joliet, IL (21.6 miles , pop. 106,221).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (51.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Braceville, IL (1.1 miles ), Braidwood, IL (1.7 miles ), Diamond, IL (1.9 miles ), Coal City, IL (2.0 miles ), East Brooklyn, IL (2.1 miles) , South Wilmington, IL (2.2 miles ), Gardner, IL (2.2 miles ), Essex, IL (2.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $61,200
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,700
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $74,400
1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,200
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,300
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,300
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,100
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,200
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $124,500
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.24 N, Longitude: 88.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 815

Population change in the 1990s: +247 (+71.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (17%)
Utilities (10%)
Food (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Electricians (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

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Godley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Godley village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Godley:

MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MORRIS, IL)
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Godley, IL

Heliports located in Godley:

Braidwood Nps Heliport

Amtrak station near Godley:

14 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.

Operable nuclear power plants near Godley:

3 miles: Braidwood 2 in Braidwood, IL.
3 miles: Braidwood 1 in Braidwood, IL.
13 miles: Dresden 2 in Morris, IL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Godley:

JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 21 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 23 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,974)
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)

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Average household size:

This village:	3.0 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	77.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	14.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	10.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Godley, IL

Godley compared to Illinois state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Godley

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	72.2%	4.3%	3.8%	3.6%	2.3%
Congregations	16.4%	7.2%	8.8%	6.8%	5.2%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%	8.1%
Congregations	7.6%	3.2%	4.4%	3.6%	36.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$225
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$255
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$1,900
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$2,380

Godley government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $18,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $144,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $51,000
All Other: $31,000

Highways: $16,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $26,000
Property: $14,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $46,000

9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.19%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Will County: 0.04%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	4.61% ($54,095 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL	1.88% ($59,479)
from Kane County, IL	0.19% ($48,488)

6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)
Will County: 0.03%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	2.01% ($42,313 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL	0.98% ($51,466)
to Grundy County, IL	0.39% ($49,596)

Strongest AM radio stations in Godley:

WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WAGG (610 AM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Godley:

WYKT (105.5 FM; WILMINGTON, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WRXQ (100.7 FM; COAL CITY, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WYXX (103.1 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: BIG CITY RADIO-CHI, L.L.C.)
WJCH (91.9 FM; JOLIET, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WCCQ (98.3 FM; CREST HILL, IL; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF JOLIET, INC.)
WCFL (104.7 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ASSEMBL)
WJEZ (98.9 FM; DWIGHT, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WJDK-FM (95.7 FM; SENECA, IL; Owner: GRUNDY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)
WRZA (99.9 FM; PARK FOREST, IL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WONU (89.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Godley:

WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Godley fatal accident list:
May 24, 2000 05:24 AM, Kankankee, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 29, 1988 11:44 AM, Co Line Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: AA9OI, Previous Call Sign: N9NFE, Licensee ID: L00827429
Grant Date: 03/11/2004, Expiration Date: 03/11/2014
Registrant: Len L Harrison Jr, 135 S Center Street, Godley, IL 60407-9620
Call Sign: N9TCB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00211063
Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 04/13/2013, Certifier: Don Q La Dew
Registrant: Don Q La Dew, 340 S Kankakee St, Godley, IL 60407

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: RANS COYOTE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 5509L , Serial Number: 93214, Year manufactured: 1993, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/2008
Registrant (Individual): Thomas G Neary, 288 S Center St, Godley, IL 60407

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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