Galva vs Geneseo

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

Galva 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 2,543 in Galva). Geneseo has the higher median household income ($65,226 vs $55,446 in Galva). Geneseo has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $77,800 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Galva	Geneseo
Population	2,543	6,577
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,446	$65,226
Median home value	$77,800	$196,400
Median gross rent	$777	$952
Housing units	1,182	3,223
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galva	Geneseo
Population	2,541 → 2,543 (+0.1%)	6,599 → 6,577 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$43,387 → $55,446 (+27.8%)	$62,967 → $65,226 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $77,800 (+10.0%)	$144,900 → $196,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $777 (+47.2%)	$726 → $952 (+31.1%)

Galva

Population

2,5412,543

Median household income

$43,387$55,446

Median home value

$70,700$77,800

Median gross rent

$528$777

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)

	Galva	Geneseo
Under 5	10.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	20.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.1%
75 and over	6.4%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galva	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galva	Geneseo
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galva	Geneseo
Drove alone	74.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galva	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	90.8%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Galva	Geneseo
Poverty rate	20.9%	2.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1938	1962