Cortland vs Genoa

A side-by-side comparison of Cortland and Genoa: population, income, housing, and more.

Cortland and Genoa are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Genoa has the higher population (5,685 vs 4,556 in Cortland). Cortland has the higher median household income ($82,750 vs $79,343 in Genoa). Cortland has the higher median home value ($203,700 vs $201,600 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Cortland	Genoa
Population	4,556	5,685
Median age	31.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,750	$79,343
Median home value	$203,700	$201,600
Median gross rent	$1,420	$1,004
Housing units	1,631	2,178
Homeownership rate	77.0%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortland	Genoa
Population	4,124 → 4,556 (+10.5%)	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$84,900 → $82,750 (-2.5%)	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$156,100 → $203,700 (+30.5%)	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,218 → $1,420 (+16.6%)	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)

Cortland

Population

4,1244,556

Median household income

$84,900$82,750

Median home value

$156,100$203,700

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,420

Genoa

Population

5,2205,685

Median household income

$67,314$79,343

Median home value

$154,100$201,600

Median gross rent

$866$1,004

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortland	Genoa
Under 5	6.3%	10.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	12.2%
25 to 34	19.4%	19.1%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	3.5%	9.0%
75 and over	4.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortland	Genoa
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	68.0%
Black or African American	9.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortland	Genoa
No high school diploma	5.9%	13.1%
High school graduate	30.3%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortland	Genoa
Drove alone	83.3%	74.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	16.3%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortland	Genoa
1-unit, detached	67.4%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Cortland	Genoa
Poverty rate	8.0%	19.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1996	1975