Genesee vs West Pleasant View

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee and West Pleasant View: population, income, housing, and more.

Genesee and West Pleasant View are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Pleasant View has the higher population (5,221 vs 3,826 in Genesee). Genesee has the higher median household income ($172,692 vs $89,352 in West Pleasant View). Genesee has the higher median home value ($994,700 vs $454,000 in West Pleasant View).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
Population	3,826	5,221
Median age	52.8 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$172,692	$89,352
Median home value	$994,700	$454,000
Median gross rent	$2,797	$1,795
Housing units	1,589	1,817
Homeownership rate	91.4%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.4%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
Population	3,910 → 3,826 (-2.1%)	5,173 → 5,221 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$169,063 → $172,692 (+2.1%)	$71,563 → $89,352 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$734,300 → $994,700 (+35.5%)	$288,700 → $454,000 (+57.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,778 → $2,797 (+0.7%)	$1,194 → $1,795 (+50.3%)

Genesee

Population

3,9103,826

Median household income

$169,063$172,692

Median home value

$734,300$994,700

Median gross rent

$2,778$2,797

West Pleasant View

Population

5,1735,221

Median household income

$71,563$89,352

Median home value

$288,700$454,000

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	1.0%	12.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	22.7%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	21.5%	4.1%
75 and over	10.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	69.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	4.5%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	38.1%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
Drove alone	60.5%	72.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	8.2%
Public transit	1.4%	0.4%
Walked	1.4%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	32.6%	15.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
1-unit, detached	82.1%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Genesee	West Pleasant View
Poverty rate	2.2%	16.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1987	1975