Illinois · Census place 28872
Geneva city, IL
Quick answer
Geneva city has 21,299 residents, ranking #112 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $136,621, the median home is worth $415,800 and median gross rent runs $1,805 a month.
- Population
- 21,299Geneva city residents
- Median household income
- $136,621Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $415,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,805Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Geneva city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Geneva city median would spend about 15.9% 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 2.5% of residents and 83.7% 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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