Genoa vs La Farge

A side-by-side comparison of Genoa and La Farge: population, income, housing, and more.

Genoa and La Farge are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Farge has the higher population (745 vs 290 in Genoa). Genoa has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $39,200 in La Farge). Genoa has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $111,300 in La Farge).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	La Farge
Population	290	745
Median age	48.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$39,200
Median home value	$170,800	$111,300
Median gross rent	$675	$725
Housing units	137	373
Homeownership rate	83.6%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	La Farge
Population	241 → 290 (+20.3%)	961 → 745 (-22.5%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $65,000 (+17.3%)	$32,788 → $39,200 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$129,500 → $170,800 (+31.9%)	$76,100 → $111,300 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $675 (+40.6%)	$627 → $725 (+15.6%)

Genoa

Population

241290

Median household income

$55,417$65,000

Median home value

$129,500$170,800

Median gross rent

$480$675

La Farge

Population

961745

Median household income

$32,788$39,200

Median home value

$76,100$111,300

Median gross rent

$627$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	La Farge
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	6.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	20.7%	15.6%
75 and over	6.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	La Farge
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	96.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	La Farge
No high school diploma	5.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	24.5%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	55.6%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	La Farge
Drove alone	74.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	3.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	La Farge
1-unit, detached	89.8%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	La Farge
Poverty rate	6.9%	29.5%
Average household size	2.27	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1947	1957