Geneva is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,391 people and six associated neighborhoods, Geneva is the 151st largest community in New York. Geneva has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Geneva is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Geneva is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Geneva who work in office and administrative support (11.76%), teaching (9.85%), and food service (9.00%). 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. One of the benefits of Geneva is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.41 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.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.
