Geneva vs Hayward

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

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

Geneva has the higher population (329 vs 219 in Hayward). Geneva has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $53,750 in Hayward). Geneva has the higher median home value ($166,100 vs $109,600 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Hayward
Population	329	219
Median age	50.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$53,750
Median home value	$166,100	$109,600
Housing units	181	104
Homeownership rate	85.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Hayward
Population	349 → 329 (-5.7%)	218 → 219 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$53,500 → $63,750 (+19.2%)	$41,771 → $53,750 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $166,100 (+18.9%)	$76,800 → $109,600 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $550 (+1.7%)	$310 → $313 (+1.0%)

Geneva

Population

349329

Median household income

$53,500$63,750

Median home value

$139,700$166,100

Median gross rent

$541$550

Hayward

Population

218219

Median household income

$41,771$53,750

Median home value

$76,800$109,600

Median gross rent

$310$313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Hayward
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	10.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	18.7%
35 to 44	7.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	19.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.7%
75 and over	10.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Hayward
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Hayward
No high school diploma	3.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	32.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Hayward
Drove alone	75.3%	81.3%
Carpooled	13.9%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.7%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Hayward
1-unit, detached	90.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Hayward
Poverty rate	9.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1977	1966