Illinois · Census place 28846
Geneseo city, IL
Quick answer
Geneseo city has 6,577 residents, ranking #294 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $65,226, the median home is worth $196,400 and median gross rent runs $952 a month.
- Population
- 6,577Geneseo city residents
- Median household income
- $65,226Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $952Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Geneseo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Geneseo city median would spend about 17.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.7% of residents and 72.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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