Geneva is a city of 12,512 people in New York. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $165,500. People stay put here: 75% were in the same home a year ago. There are 2,969 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,435, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, 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)$137,764 → $165,500(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Population14,143 → 12,512(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.4% → 38.6%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Geneva's population equals 11% of Ontario County's. Its number of veterans equals 4.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% 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)28.2%(86)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.1%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 305 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
14,143
$57,328
$137,764
17.4%
29.9
2000
13,617
$57,564
$125,876
21.8%
46.3
2010
13,261
$53,647
$122,135
24.8%
56.6
2020
12,812
$51,478
$121,446
28.3%
63.3
2024
12,512
$79,435
$165,500
38.6%
60.2
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.
