Geneva is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 21,168 people and six associated neighborhoods, Geneva is the 115th largest community in Illinois. Geneva real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Geneva house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Geneva is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Geneva is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Geneva who work in management occupations (15.67%), sales jobs (14.19%), and business and financial occupations (11.33%). Also of interest is that Geneva has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Geneva is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Geneva is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Geneva really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Geneva perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Geneva use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Geneva‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Geneva is a pretty powerful place. 63.84% of the adults in Geneva have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Geneva in 2022 was $73,547, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $294,188 for a family of four. Geneva is a somewhat 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Geneva include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Geneva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
