Goofy RidgeIL
A town in Illinois, home to 125 people.
Is Goofy Ridge a good place to live?
0.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Goofy Ridge, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Goofy Ridge. The biggest park or preserve is Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, at 46 acres. Goofy Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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Most of Goofy Ridge’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Havana (20%), Springfield (9%) and Mason City (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Goofy Ridge: 2% of working residents work locally. Among residents locally, 16% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles.
| Goofy Ridge | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Goofy Ridge
Goofy Ridge’s midsummer high is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Goofy Ridge is
Of 32 CDC measures, Goofy Ridge beats the Illinois average on 6 and trails it on 2. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 19%. In Goofy Ridge, just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work, and 11% worry about having enough food.
| Goofy Ridge | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Goofy Ridge | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Goofy Ridge, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 35% of Goofy Ridge’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Goofy Ridge
Moving to Goofy Ridge: who provides what
Goofy Ridge is unincorporated, so Mason County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
98% of working residents leave Goofy Ridge for work
Where Goofy Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Goofy Ridge
About 0 of every 100 Goofy Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Goofy Ridge
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Goofy Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 210, down from 350 in 2010. Goofy Ridge is given Topeka mailing addresses.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 489 ft
- Area code
- 309
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