Geneva vs Jefferson

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

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

Geneva has the higher population (5,912 vs 3,347 in Jefferson). Geneva has the higher median household income ($48,357 vs $47,469 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $138,900 in Geneva).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Jefferson
Population	5,912	3,347
Median age	42.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,357	$47,469
Median home value	$138,900	$189,500
Median gross rent	$821	$958
Housing units	2,519	1,771
Homeownership rate	58.3%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Jefferson
Population	5,978 → 5,912 (-1.1%)	3,553 → 3,347 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$36,000 → $48,357 (+34.3%)	$56,800 → $47,469 (-16.4%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $138,900 (+37.7%)	$134,300 → $189,500 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $821 (+22.7%)	$714 → $958 (+34.2%)

Geneva

Population

5,9785,912

Median household income

$36,000$48,357

Median home value

$100,900$138,900

Median gross rent

$669$821

Jefferson

Population

3,5533,347

Median household income

$56,800$47,469

Median home value

$134,300$189,500

Median gross rent

$714$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Jefferson
Under 5	6.4%	0.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	12.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	6.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	15.4%
75 and over	9.5%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Jefferson
No high school diploma	7.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Jefferson
Drove alone	90.0%	88.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	58.9%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	13.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Jefferson
Poverty rate	20.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.23	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1959	1970