Genoa vs Hinckley

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

Genoa and Hinckley 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 2,286 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median household income ($81,625 vs $79,343 in Genoa). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $201,600 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Hinckley
Population	5,685	2,286
Median age	34.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,343	$81,625
Median home value	$201,600	$267,600
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,333
Housing units	2,178	910
Homeownership rate	68.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Hinckley
Population	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)

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

Hinckley

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Hinckley
Under 5	10.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.2%	14.3%
25 to 34	19.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.2%
75 and over	2.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Hinckley
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Hinckley
No high school diploma	13.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	31.4%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Hinckley
Drove alone	74.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	16.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Hinckley
1-unit, detached	67.7%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Hinckley
Poverty rate	19.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1975	1972