Geneva vs North Aurora

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

Geneva and North Aurora 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 18,375 in North Aurora). Geneva has the higher median household income ($136,621 vs $111,781 in North Aurora). Geneva has the higher median home value ($415,800 vs $323,900 in North Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	North Aurora
Population	21,299	18,375
Median age	41.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$136,621	$111,781
Median home value	$415,800	$323,900
Median gross rent	$1,805	$1,596
Housing units	8,457	7,205
Homeownership rate	83.7%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.8%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	North Aurora
Population	21,888 → 21,299 (-2.7%)	17,752 → 18,375 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$111,916 → $136,621 (+22.1%)	$86,537 → $111,781 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$338,300 → $415,800 (+22.9%)	$246,800 → $323,900 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,510 → $1,805 (+19.5%)	$1,172 → $1,596 (+36.2%)

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

North Aurora

Population

17,75218,375

Median household income

$86,537$111,781

Median home value

$246,800$323,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	North Aurora
Under 5	4.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	16.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.5%
75 and over	5.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	North Aurora
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	69.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	North Aurora
No high school diploma	3.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	12.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.5%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	North Aurora
Drove alone	65.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.8%
Public transit	5.3%	1.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	21.4%	17.8%
Other means	3.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	North Aurora
1-unit, detached	70.8%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	7.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	North Aurora
Poverty rate	2.5%	5.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1986	1998