Geneva vs Phelps

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

Geneva and Phelps 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 2,164 in Phelps). Geneva has the higher median household income ($68,242 vs $65,272 in Phelps). Phelps has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $140,300 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Phelps
Population	12,573	2,164
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,242	$65,272
Median home value	$140,300	$162,700
Median gross rent	$959	$1,094
Housing units	5,436	957
Homeownership rate	49.2%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Phelps
Population	12,787 → 12,573 (-1.7%)	1,886 → 2,164 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$44,050 → $68,242 (+54.9%)	$51,583 → $65,272 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$96,200 → $140,300 (+45.8%)	$108,800 → $162,700 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $959 (+19.0%)	$779 → $1,094 (+40.4%)

Geneva

Population

12,78712,573

Median household income

$44,050$68,242

Median home value

$96,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$806$959

Phelps

Population

1,8862,164

Median household income

$51,583$65,272

Median home value

$108,800$162,700

Median gross rent

$779$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Phelps
Under 5	6.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	10.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	23.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
75 and over	6.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Phelps
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	87.6%
Black or African American	7.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Phelps
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Phelps
Drove alone	65.2%	74.4%
Carpooled	10.4%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	2.3%
Walked	14.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Phelps
1-unit, detached	55.1%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	5.4%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Phelps
Poverty rate	18.3%	14.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938