Avon vs Geneseo

A side-by-side comparison of Avon and Geneseo: population, income, housing, and more.

Avon and Geneseo are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Geneseo has the higher population (7,700 vs 3,415 in Avon). Avon has the higher median household income ($72,976 vs $44,830 in Geneseo). Geneseo has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $182,700 in Avon).

Population, income & housing

	Avon	Geneseo
Population	3,415	7,700
Median age	40.9 yrs	21.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,976	$44,830
Median home value	$182,700	$207,700
Median gross rent	$878	$949
Housing units	1,571	2,266
Homeownership rate	64.0%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon	Geneseo
Population	3,260 → 3,415 (+4.8%)	8,095 → 7,700 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$67,259 → $72,976 (+8.5%)	$27,062 → $44,830 (+65.7%)
Median home value	$151,200 → $182,700 (+20.8%)	$159,900 → $207,700 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $878 (+21.9%)	$861 → $949 (+10.2%)

Avon

Population

3,2603,415

Median household income

$67,259$72,976

Median home value

$151,200$182,700

Median gross rent

$720$878

Geneseo

Population

8,0957,700

Median household income

$27,062$44,830

Median home value

$159,900$207,700

Median gross rent

$861$949

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon	Geneseo
Under 5	5.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.5%	5.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	56.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	5.5%
55 to 64	15.6%	5.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	5.8%
75 and over	7.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon	Geneseo
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon	Geneseo
Drove alone	80.0%	58.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	4.8%	25.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.4%
Other means	3.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	65.1%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	29.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avon	Geneseo
Poverty rate	10.6%	33.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1953	1973