Geneva vs Montgomery

A side-by-side comparison of Geneva and Montgomery: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Geneva has the higher population (21,299 vs 21,205 in Montgomery). Geneva has the higher median household income ($136,621 vs $96,985 in Montgomery). Geneva has the higher median home value ($415,800 vs $270,700 in Montgomery).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Montgomery
Population	21,299	21,205
Median age	41.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$136,621	$96,985
Median home value	$415,800	$270,700
Median gross rent	$1,805	$1,897
Housing units	8,457	7,452
Homeownership rate	83.7%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.8%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Montgomery
Population	21,888 → 21,299 (-2.7%)	19,213 → 21,205 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$111,916 → $136,621 (+22.1%)	$98,050 → $96,985 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$338,300 → $415,800 (+22.9%)	$221,500 → $270,700 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,510 → $1,805 (+19.5%)	$1,177 → $1,897 (+61.2%)

Geneva

Population

21,88821,299

Median household income

$111,916$136,621

Median home value

$338,300$415,800

Median gross rent

$1,510$1,805

Montgomery

Population

19,21321,205

Median household income

$98,050$96,985

Median home value

$221,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Montgomery
Under 5	4.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	19.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	8.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	6.3%
75 and over	5.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Montgomery
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	57.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Montgomery
No high school diploma	3.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	12.3%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.5%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Montgomery
Drove alone	65.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.2%
Public transit	5.3%	0.7%
Walked	0.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.4%	10.2%
Other means	3.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Montgomery
1-unit, detached	70.8%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Montgomery
Poverty rate	2.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1986	2003