Dansville vs Geneseo

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

Dansville 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 4,731 in Dansville). Dansville has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $44,830 in Geneseo). Geneseo has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $105,800 in Dansville).

Population, income & housing

	Dansville	Geneseo
Population	4,731	7,700
Median age	44.7 yrs	21.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$44,830
Median home value	$105,800	$207,700
Median gross rent	$881	$949
Housing units	2,364	2,266
Homeownership rate	76.8%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dansville	Geneseo
Population	4,586 → 4,731 (+3.2%)	8,095 → 7,700 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $57,500 (+27.8%)	$27,062 → $44,830 (+65.7%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $105,800 (+20.5%)	$159,900 → $207,700 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $881 (+21.3%)	$861 → $949 (+10.2%)

Dansville

Population

4,5864,731

Median household income

$45,000$57,500

Median home value

$87,800$105,800

Median gross rent

$726$881

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)

	Dansville	Geneseo
Under 5	2.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	5.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	56.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	5.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	5.8%
75 and over	7.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dansville	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	83.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dansville	Geneseo
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	36.1%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dansville	Geneseo
Drove alone	75.1%	58.7%
Carpooled	15.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.5%	2.8%
Walked	2.9%	25.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.4%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dansville	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	71.9%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	29.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dansville	Geneseo
Poverty rate	10.4%	33.9%
Average household size	2.09	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1938	1973