Geneseo

Population: 7,700
Median household income: $44,830
Median home value: $207,700

Located in Livingston County, New York, Geneseo is a community with a population of 7,700. Its median household income of $44,830 runs below the Livingston County figure of $72,464.

Between 2019 and 2023, Geneseo's population declined 4.9% from 8,095 to 7,700, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $159,900 to $207,700.

The typical home was built around 1973. 33.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,700
Median age: 21.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,830
Median home value: $207,700
Median gross rent: $949
Housing units: 2,266
Homeownership rate: 41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0957,700

Median household income

$27,062$44,830

Median home value

$159,900$207,700

Median gross rent

$861$949

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,095	$27,062	$159,900	$861
2020	8,218	$28,558	$165,800	$846
2021	8,140	$34,223	$171,700	$840
2022	7,713	$37,701	$197,200	$984
2023	7,700	$44,830	$207,700	$949

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 2456.9%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	294	3.8%
5 to 17	447	5.8%
18 to 24	4,382	56.9%
25 to 34	570	7.4%
35 to 44	400	5.2%
45 to 54	423	5.5%
55 to 64	389	5.1%
65 to 74	450	5.8%
75 and over	345	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,418	83.4%
Black or African American	337	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	285	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.3%
Two or more races	173	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	464	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree29.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	5.5%
High school graduate	458	17.8%
Some college or associate's	683	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	532	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	762	29.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone58.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit2.8%

Walked25.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,803	58.7%
Carpooled	150	4.9%
Public transit	86	2.8%
Walked	767	25.0%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	226	7.4%
Other means	34	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,566	55.0%
15 to 29 min	726	25.5%
30 to 44 min	457	16.1%
45 to 59 min	34	1.2%
60+ min	62	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 33.9% (1,599 of 4,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	992	49.1%
Nonfamily households	1,030	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,022	89.2%
Vacant	244	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	847	41.9%
Renter-occupied	1,175	58.1%

1-unit, detached45.0%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units14.2%

5 to 19 units29.3%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,019	45.0%
1-unit, attached	67	3.0%
2 to 4 units	321	14.2%
5 to 19 units	664	29.3%
20 or more units	195	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3628618
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7990, -77.8095