Geneva is a city of 21,258 people in Illinois. 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 73% ahead of the Illinois median. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. Median household income runs $144,341, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $144,341, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Geneva
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$357,370 → $441,400(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree40.9% → 63.8%(+22.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population12,617 → 21,258(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
Geneva's population equals 4.1% of Kane County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(211)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(272)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(262)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(30)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 891 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Geneva, decade by decade
Geneva population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,617
$119,415
$357,370
40.9%
6.9
2000
19,515
$140,812
$396,939
53.2%
13.3
2010
21,495
$131,746
$484,655
56.4%
20.2
2020
21,393
$140,697
$416,335
60.8%
31.8
2024
21,258
$144,341
$441,400
63.8%
36.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
