Geneva

Population: 21,299
Median household income: $136,621
Median home value: $415,800

Located in Kane County, Illinois, Geneva is a community with a population of 21,299. Its median household income of $136,621 runs above the Kane County figure of $100,678.

From 2019 to 2023, Geneva's population declined 2.7% from 21,888 to 21,299, while its median home value rose 22.9% from $338,300 to $415,800.

65.7% of workers drive to work alone. 70.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,299
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $136,621
Median home value: $415,800
Median gross rent: $1,805
Housing units: 8,457
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,88821,299

Median household income

$111,916$136,621

Median home value

$338,300$415,800

Median gross rent

$1,510$1,805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,888	$111,916	$338,300	$1,510
2020	21,843	$116,083	$343,500	$1,590
2021	21,472	$126,759	$348,700	$1,684
2022	21,390	$132,799	$392,800	$1,704
2023	21,299	$136,621	$415,800	$1,805

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	891	4.2%
5 to 17	4,254	20.0%
18 to 24	1,490	7.0%
25 to 34	2,076	9.7%
35 to 44	2,801	13.2%
45 to 54	2,885	13.5%
55 to 64	3,264	15.3%
65 to 74	2,458	11.5%
75 and over	1,180	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,653	82.9%
Black or African American	323	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	501	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	918	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,862	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate12.3%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree38.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	529	3.6%
High school graduate	1,807	12.3%
Some college or associate's	2,978	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,648	38.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,702	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit5.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,621	65.7%
Carpooled	407	3.5%
Public transit	613	5.3%
Walked	104	0.9%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	2,478	21.4%
Other means	356	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,096	34.0%
15 to 29 min	2,293	25.2%
30 to 44 min	1,704	18.7%
45 to 59 min	777	8.5%
60+ min	1,245	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 2.5% (527 of 21,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,910	72.1%
Nonfamily households	2,289	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,199	96.9%
Vacant	258	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,862	83.7%
Renter-occupied	1,337	16.3%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,989	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1,120	13.2%
2 to 4 units	635	7.5%
5 to 19 units	357	4.2%
20 or more units	341	4.0%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1728872
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.8821, -88.3295