Genoa vs Sycamore

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

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

Sycamore has the higher population (18,243 vs 5,685 in Genoa). Sycamore has the higher median household income ($80,837 vs $79,343 in Genoa). Sycamore has the higher median home value ($254,200 vs $201,600 in Genoa).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Sycamore
Population	5,685	18,243
Median age	34.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,343	$80,837
Median home value	$201,600	$254,200
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,062
Housing units	2,178	7,868
Homeownership rate	68.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Sycamore
Population	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)	17,726 → 18,243 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)	$71,698 → $80,837 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)	$189,400 → $254,200 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)	$963 → $1,062 (+10.3%)

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

Sycamore

Population

17,72618,243

Median household income

$71,698$80,837

Median home value

$189,400$254,200

Median gross rent

$963$1,062

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Sycamore
Under 5	10.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	12.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	19.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.0%
75 and over	2.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Sycamore
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Sycamore
No high school diploma	13.1%	4.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Sycamore
Drove alone	74.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	16.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Sycamore
1-unit, detached	67.7%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Sycamore
Poverty rate	19.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1975	1992