Genoa vs Somonauk

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

Genoa and Somonauk 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 1,592 in Somonauk). Somonauk has the higher median household income ($81,731 vs $79,343 in Genoa). Somonauk has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $201,600 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Somonauk
Population	5,685	1,592
Median age	34.2 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,343	$81,731
Median home value	$201,600	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,004	$883
Housing units	2,178	692
Homeownership rate	68.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Somonauk
Population	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)	2,125 → 1,592 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)	$65,139 → $81,731 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)	$168,900 → $221,500 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)	$988 → $883 (-10.6%)

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

Somonauk

Population

2,1251,592

Median household income

$65,139$81,731

Median home value

$168,900$221,500

Median gross rent

$988$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Somonauk
Under 5	10.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	19.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.9%
75 and over	2.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Somonauk
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Somonauk
No high school diploma	13.1%	3.8%
High school graduate	31.4%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Somonauk
Drove alone	74.3%	84.3%
Carpooled	16.3%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Somonauk
1-unit, detached	67.7%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Somonauk
Poverty rate	19.1%	5.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1975	1971