Geneva vs Popejoy

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

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

Geneva has the higher population (168 vs 129 in Popejoy). Geneva has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $38,819 in Popejoy). Popejoy has the higher median home value ($73,500 vs $62,000 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Popejoy
Population	168	129
Median age	53.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$38,819
Median home value	$62,000	$73,500
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	74	48
Homeownership rate	79.3%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Popejoy
Population	103 → 168 (+63.1%)	54 → 129 (+138.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $65,000 (+26.8%)	$46,563 → $38,819 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$57,000 → $62,000 (+8.8%)	$61,900 → $73,500 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $625 (+2.8%)	—

Geneva

Population

103168

Median household income

$51,250$65,000

Median home value

$57,000$62,000

Median gross rent

$608$625

Popejoy

Population

54129

Median household income

$46,563$38,819

Median home value

$61,900$73,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Popejoy
Under 5	2.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	19.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	5.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	31.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	3.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	3.9%
75 and over	10.1%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Popejoy
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	100.0%
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	10.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Popejoy
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	37.2%	73.1%
Some college or associate's	52.1%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Popejoy
Drove alone	90.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Popejoy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Popejoy
Poverty rate	16.7%	4.7%
Average household size	2.90	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	43	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950