Alexander vs Geneva

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

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

Alexander has the higher population (230 vs 168 in Geneva). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $65,000 in Geneva). Geneva has the higher median home value ($62,000 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Geneva
Population	230	168
Median age	34.3 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$65,000
Median home value	$54,400	$62,000
Median gross rent	$446	$625
Housing units	92	74
Homeownership rate	68.9%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Geneva
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	103 → 168 (+63.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$51,250 → $65,000 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$57,000 → $62,000 (+8.8%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	$608 → $625 (+2.8%)

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Geneva

Population

103168

Median household income

$51,250$65,000

Median home value

$57,000$62,000

Median gross rent

$608$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Geneva
Under 5	12.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	16.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	11.9%
75 and over	2.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Geneva
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Geneva
No high school diploma	34.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Geneva
Drove alone	64.8%	90.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Geneva
1-unit, detached	80.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Geneva
Poverty rate	30.4%	16.7%
Average household size	3.11	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	26	43
Median year structure built	1938	1938