Demographics of Geneva city, Illinois

Geneva city, Illinois had 21,138 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −195 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Geneva city, in four figures

21,138
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,258 ±53.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −195 people.; 43.2 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $144,341 ±$9,457
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Geneva city, Illinois's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Geneva city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Geneva city, Illinois's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Geneva city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,333	100.0	100.0
2021	21,265	99.7	100.2
2022	21,226	99.5	100.7
2023	21,222	99.5	101.6
2024	21,240	99.6	102.5
2025	21,138	99.1	103.1

Population of Geneva city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,333	—
2021	21,265	−68
2022	21,226	−39
2023	21,222	−4
2024	21,240	+18
2025	21,138	−102

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±3.2: for men 41.4 ±2.9 and for women 44.4 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Geneva city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	1,074 ±305	5.1% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,763 ±524	17.7% ±2.5	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,492 ±314	7.0% ±1.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,796 ±512	22.6% ±2.4	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,129 ±554	28.8% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,004 ±428	18.8% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $144,341 ±$9,457, and income per person $73,547 ±$4,507, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Geneva city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	410 ±186	4.9% ±2.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	659 ±246	7.9% ±2.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	945 ±232	11.3% ±2.7	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	807 ±224	9.6% ±2.7	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,537 ±232	18.4% ±2.7	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,309 ±274	15.6% ±3.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,707 ±328	32.3% ±3.7	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Geneva city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	804 ±340	3.8% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	80 to 392	1.8% to 8.1%	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	349 ±158	3.2% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	71 to 367	1.4% to 6.8%	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Geneva city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Geneva city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	8,704 ±321	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±0.8	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±1.7	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.1% ±1.8	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.9% ±3.1	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$441,400 ±$12,696	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,768 ±$101	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Geneva city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,599 ±389	7.5% ±1.8	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,749 ±671	83.5% ±3.1	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 518	0% to 2.4%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	541 ±247	2.5% ±1.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,064 ±345	5.0% ±1.6	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Geneva city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	14,873 ±573	70.0% ±2.7	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,974 ±551	23.4% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	144 to 430	0.7% to 2.0%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,124 ±247	5.3% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	643 ±195	3.0% ±0.9	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	481 ±187	2.3% ±0.9	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Geneva city among the places of Illinois

113th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Geneva city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Peoria city	22,324 ±309
Carbondale city	22,158 ±53
Darien city	21,879 ±50
Blue Island city	21,741 ±526
Montgomery village	21,515 ±487
Geneva city	21,258 ±53
Park Forest village	21,156 ±577
Grayslake village	20,929 ±403
South Holland village	20,911 ±34
East Moline city	20,904 ±409
Dolton village	20,825 ±56

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 11 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 13 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 19 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 31 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 34 Places in Illinois by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026