Geneva vs Hartford

A side-by-side comparison of Geneva and Hartford: population, income, housing, and more.

Geneva and Hartford are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Geneva has the higher population (4,227 vs 2,677 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median household income ($54,286 vs $48,798 in Geneva). Hartford has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $106,500 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Hartford
Population	4,227	2,677
Median age	47.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,798	$54,286
Median home value	$106,500	$151,400
Median gross rent	$654	$793
Housing units	1,944	1,118
Homeownership rate	68.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Hartford
Population	4,340 → 4,227 (-2.6%)	2,586 → 2,677 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$42,031 → $48,798 (+16.1%)	$31,400 → $54,286 (+72.9%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $106,500 (+2.8%)	$92,100 → $151,400 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$449 → $654 (+45.7%)	$654 → $793 (+21.3%)

Geneva

Population

4,3404,227

Median household income

$42,031$48,798

Median home value

$103,600$106,500

Median gross rent

$449$654

Hartford

Population

2,5862,677

Median household income

$31,400$54,286

Median home value

$92,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$654$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Hartford
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	17.7%
45 to 54	19.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	7.2%
75 and over	10.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	71.6%
Black or African American	8.8%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Hartford
No high school diploma	13.9%	15.7%
High school graduate	44.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Hartford
Drove alone	89.2%	91.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Hartford
1-unit, detached	71.2%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Hartford
Poverty rate	28.3%	16.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1972	1970