Geneva vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (32,733 vs 21,299 in Geneva). Geneva has the higher median household income ($136,621 vs $115,350 in St. Charles). Geneva has the higher median home value ($415,800 vs $369,700 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	St. Charles
Population	21,299	32,733
Median age	41.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$136,621	$115,350
Median home value	$415,800	$369,700
Median gross rent	$1,805	$1,788
Housing units	8,457	13,780
Homeownership rate	83.7%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.8%	51.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	St. Charles
Population	21,888 → 21,299 (-2.7%)	32,686 → 32,733 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$111,916 → $136,621 (+22.1%)	$98,393 → $115,350 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$338,300 → $415,800 (+22.9%)	$293,300 → $369,700 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,510 → $1,805 (+19.5%)	$1,288 → $1,788 (+38.8%)

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

St. Charles

Population

32,68632,733

Median household income

$98,393$115,350

Median home value

$293,300$369,700

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	St. Charles
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	75.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	St. Charles
No high school diploma	3.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	12.3%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.5%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	St. Charles
Drove alone	65.7%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.3%
Public transit	5.3%	2.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.4%	14.5%
Other means	3.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	70.8%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	St. Charles
Poverty rate	2.5%	3.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1986	1985