Geneva vs Marietta-Alderwood

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

Geneva and Marietta-Alderwood are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marietta-Alderwood has the higher population (3,569 vs 2,200 in Geneva). Geneva has the higher median household income ($142,612 vs $62,243 in Marietta-Alderwood). Geneva has the higher median home value ($764,500 vs $493,200 in Marietta-Alderwood).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
Population	2,200	3,569
Median age	51.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$142,612	$62,243
Median home value	$764,500	$493,200
Median gross rent	$1,713	$1,450
Housing units	1,051	1,560
Homeownership rate	91.7%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
Population	2,460 → 2,200 (-10.6%)	4,086 → 3,569 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$75,039 → $142,612 (+90.1%)	$50,808 → $62,243 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$454,500 → $764,500 (+68.2%)	$352,500 → $493,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,551 → $1,713 (+10.4%)	$1,085 → $1,450 (+33.6%)

Geneva

Population

2,4602,200

Median household income

$75,039$142,612

Median home value

$454,500$764,500

Median gross rent

$1,551$1,713

Marietta-Alderwood

Population

4,0863,569

Median household income

$50,808$62,243

Median home value

$352,500$493,200

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
Under 5	2.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.3%
75 and over	11.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	68.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.5%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
No high school diploma	0.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	12.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
Drove alone	60.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	39.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
1-unit, detached	90.3%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	33.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Marietta-Alderwood
Poverty rate	3.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1983	1980