Geneva is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Geneva area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Geneva maintain a good economy.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Geneva spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.41 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The overall education level of Geneva citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.70% of adults in Geneva have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Geneva in 2022 was $30,090, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,360 for a family of four. However, Geneva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Geneva is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Geneva home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Geneva residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Geneva also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Geneva include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Geneva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
