Clifton Springs vs Geneva

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

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

Geneva has the higher population (12,573 vs 2,124 in Clifton Springs). Geneva has the higher median household income ($68,242 vs $62,500 in Clifton Springs). Clifton Springs has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $140,300 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
Population	2,124	12,573
Median age	43.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$68,242
Median home value	$163,900	$140,300
Median gross rent	$699	$959
Housing units	885	5,436
Homeownership rate	58.4%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
Population	2,173 → 2,124 (-2.3%)	12,787 → 12,573 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $62,500 (+38.2%)	$44,050 → $68,242 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $163,900 (+44.0%)	$96,200 → $140,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $699 (+11.0%)	$806 → $959 (+19.0%)

Clifton Springs

Population

2,1732,124

Median household income

$45,208$62,500

Median home value

$113,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$630$699

Geneva

Population

12,78712,573

Median household income

$44,050$68,242

Median home value

$96,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$806$959

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
Under 5	2.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	23.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.6%
75 and over	14.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	67.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
No high school diploma	9.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
Drove alone	82.6%	65.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.4%	14.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.5%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
1-unit, detached	61.6%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	12.6%
20 or more units	15.6%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Clifton Springs	Geneva
Poverty rate	15.1%	18.3%
Average household size	2.23	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1938	1938