COMPARING TWO PLACES
Genoa vs Hope
PLACE A
Genoa, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Genoa is 90% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $17,438 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -8%).
GENOAHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population2282,181−90% vs Hope
Population density6392,291−1,652
Population growth-8.3%-0.1%−8.2 pts
Median age50.531.2+19.3
Male49.5%53.5%−4.1 pts
Female50.5%46.5%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.3%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%91.6%−1.8 pts
Black1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%2.6%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other8.1%5.3%+2.7 pts
Median household income$58,750$76,188−$17,438
Per capita income$33,757$29,108+$4,649
Poverty rate11.0%8.9%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.323+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%9.5%+7.1 pts
Graduate degree3.2%0.7%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%1.9%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation55.7%71.9%−16.2 pts
Median home value$203,100$148,600+$54,500
Median gross rent$850$1,156−$306
Owner-occupied88.4%79.5%+8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.8%9.8%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.7%27.3%−0.6 pts
Average commute25.723.5+2.2
Worked from home16.8%10.2%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%6.1%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025