Genoa vs Ontario

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

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

Ontario has the higher population (380 vs 290 in Genoa). Genoa has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $57,500 in Ontario). Genoa has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $130,000 in Ontario).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Ontario
Population	290	380
Median age	48.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$57,500
Median home value	$170,800	$130,000
Median gross rent	$675	$675
Housing units	137	183
Homeownership rate	83.6%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Ontario
Population	241 → 290 (+20.3%)	465 → 380 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $65,000 (+17.3%)	$32,031 → $57,500 (+79.5%)
Median home value	$129,500 → $170,800 (+31.9%)	$78,900 → $130,000 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $675 (+40.6%)	$822 → $675 (-17.9%)

Genoa

Population

241290

Median household income

$55,417$65,000

Median home value

$129,500$170,800

Median gross rent

$480$675

Ontario

Population

465380

Median household income

$32,031$57,500

Median home value

$78,900$130,000

Median gross rent

$822$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Ontario
Under 5	4.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	20.7%	9.2%
75 and over	6.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Ontario
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	89.2%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Ontario
No high school diploma	5.6%	18.1%
High school graduate	24.5%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	55.6%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Ontario
Drove alone	74.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	1.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Ontario
1-unit, detached	89.8%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Ontario
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1947	1974