Geneva vs Sheffield

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

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

Sheffield has the higher population (1,204 vs 168 in Geneva). Geneva has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $64,297 in Sheffield). Sheffield has the higher median home value ($138,500 vs $62,000 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Sheffield
Population	168	1,204
Median age	53.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$64,297
Median home value	$62,000	$138,500
Median gross rent	$625	$648
Housing units	74	506
Homeownership rate	79.3%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Sheffield
Population	103 → 168 (+63.1%)	1,190 → 1,204 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $65,000 (+26.8%)	$50,625 → $64,297 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$57,000 → $62,000 (+8.8%)	$97,400 → $138,500 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $625 (+2.8%)	$671 → $648 (-3.4%)

Geneva

Population

103168

Median household income

$51,250$65,000

Median home value

$57,000$62,000

Median gross rent

$608$625

Sheffield

Population

1,1901,204

Median household income

$50,625$64,297

Median home value

$97,400$138,500

Median gross rent

$671$648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Sheffield
Under 5	2.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.0%
75 and over	10.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Sheffield
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	95.2%
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%	2.5%
Two or more races	10.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Sheffield
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	37.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	52.1%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Sheffield
Drove alone	90.0%	61.7%
Carpooled	1.3%	20.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Sheffield
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Sheffield
Poverty rate	16.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	43	20
Median year structure built	1938	1958