Geneseo is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,503 people and three associated neighborhoods, Geneseo is the 291st largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Geneseo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Geneseo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.23% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Geneseo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Geneseo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.72% of adults in Geneseo have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Geneseo in 2022 was $43,803, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,212 for a family of four. However, Geneseo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Geneseo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Geneseo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Geneseo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Geneseo include German, English, Belgian, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Geneseo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.