Atkinson vs Geneseo

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Geneseo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Geneseo has the higher population (6,577 vs 988 in Atkinson). Geneseo has the higher median household income ($65,226 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Geneseo has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $116,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Geneseo
Population	988	6,577
Median age	45.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,712	$65,226
Median home value	$116,900	$196,400
Median gross rent	$725	$952
Housing units	538	3,223
Homeownership rate	76.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Geneseo
Population	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)	6,599 → 6,577 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)	$62,967 → $65,226 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)	$144,900 → $196,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)	$726 → $952 (+31.1%)

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

Geneseo

Population

6,5996,577

Median household income

$62,967$65,226

Median home value

$144,900$196,400

Median gross rent

$726$952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Geneseo
Under 5	2.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	17.3%	12.1%
75 and over	8.4%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Geneseo
No high school diploma	7.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	50.5%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Geneseo
Drove alone	72.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	19.2%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	86.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Geneseo
Poverty rate	7.2%	2.7%
Average household size	1.88	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1954	1962