Geneva vs Orwell

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

Geneva and Orwell 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 1,854 in Orwell). Geneva has the higher median household income ($48,357 vs $43,670 in Orwell). Geneva has the higher median home value ($138,900 vs $127,000 in Orwell).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Orwell
Population	5,912	1,854
Median age	42.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,357	$43,670
Median home value	$138,900	$127,000
Median gross rent	$821	$750
Housing units	2,519	879
Homeownership rate	58.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Orwell
Population	5,978 → 5,912 (-1.1%)	1,563 → 1,854 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$36,000 → $48,357 (+34.3%)	$42,667 → $43,670 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $138,900 (+37.7%)	$106,900 → $127,000 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $821 (+22.7%)	$639 → $750 (+17.4%)

Geneva

Population

5,9785,912

Median household income

$36,000$48,357

Median home value

$100,900$138,900

Median gross rent

$669$821

Orwell

Population

1,5631,854

Median household income

$42,667$43,670

Median home value

$106,900$127,000

Median gross rent

$639$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Orwell
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	6.3%
75 and over	9.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Orwell
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	91.5%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Orwell
No high school diploma	7.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	42.3%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Orwell
Drove alone	90.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Orwell
1-unit, detached	58.9%	38.7%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	9.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Orwell
Poverty rate	20.4%	27.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1959	1974