Genoa City vs Lake Geneva

A side-by-side comparison of Genoa City and Lake Geneva: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Geneva has the higher population (8,443 vs 2,967 in Genoa City). Genoa City has the higher median household income ($88,958 vs $73,199 in Lake Geneva). Lake Geneva has the higher median home value ($323,000 vs $230,900 in Genoa City).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
Population	2,967	8,443
Median age	34.6 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,958	$73,199
Median home value	$230,900	$323,000
Median gross rent	$1,128	$1,250
Housing units	1,184	5,086
Homeownership rate	94.3%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	43.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
Population	2,995 → 2,967 (-0.9%)	7,894 → 8,443 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$67,600 → $88,958 (+31.6%)	$51,875 → $73,199 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $230,900 (+43.7%)	$197,300 → $323,000 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,128 (+6.1%)	$1,002 → $1,250 (+24.8%)

Genoa City

Population

2,9952,967

Median household income

$67,600$88,958

Median home value

$160,700$230,900

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,128

Lake Geneva

Population

7,8948,443

Median household income

$51,875$73,199

Median home value

$197,300$323,000

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
Under 5	6.2%	2.6%
5 to 17	23.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.4%
75 and over	5.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
No high school diploma	11.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.2%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
Drove alone	87.1%	71.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
1-unit, detached	78.1%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa City	Lake Geneva
Poverty rate	4.8%	12.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1992	1977