Genoa vs Sandwich

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

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

Sandwich has the higher population (7,121 vs 5,685 in Genoa). Genoa has the higher median household income ($79,343 vs $77,027 in Sandwich). Sandwich has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $201,600 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Sandwich
Population	5,685	7,121
Median age	34.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,343	$77,027
Median home value	$201,600	$239,600
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,044
Housing units	2,178	2,754
Homeownership rate	68.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Sandwich
Population	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)	7,297 → 7,121 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)	$65,984 → $77,027 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)	$171,000 → $239,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)	$1,051 → $1,044 (-0.7%)

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

Sandwich

Population

7,2977,121

Median household income

$65,984$77,027

Median home value

$171,000$239,600

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Sandwich
Under 5	10.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	19.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.6%
75 and over	2.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Sandwich
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Sandwich
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	31.4%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Sandwich
Drove alone	74.3%	80.2%
Carpooled	16.3%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Sandwich
1-unit, detached	67.7%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Sandwich
Poverty rate	19.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1975	1976