Geneva vs Sumas

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

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

Geneva has the higher population (2,200 vs 1,384 in Sumas). Geneva has the higher median household income ($142,612 vs $86,500 in Sumas). Geneva has the higher median home value ($764,500 vs $362,000 in Sumas).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva	Sumas
Population	2,200	1,384
Median age	51.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$142,612	$86,500
Median home value	$764,500	$362,000
Median gross rent	$1,713	$997
Housing units	1,051	579
Homeownership rate	91.7%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva	Sumas
Population	2,460 → 2,200 (-10.6%)	1,703 → 1,384 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$75,039 → $142,612 (+90.1%)	$55,225 → $86,500 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$454,500 → $764,500 (+68.2%)	$220,000 → $362,000 (+64.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,551 → $1,713 (+10.4%)	$831 → $997 (+20.0%)

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

Sumas

Population

1,7031,384

Median household income

$55,225$86,500

Median home value

$220,000$362,000

Median gross rent

$831$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva	Sumas
Under 5	2.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	9.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	5.9%
75 and over	11.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva	Sumas
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.5%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva	Sumas
No high school diploma	0.5%	16.8%
High school graduate	12.2%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva	Sumas
Drove alone	60.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.7%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva	Sumas
1-unit, detached	90.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneva	Sumas
Poverty rate	3.0%	11.3%
Average household size	2.18	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1983	1983