Geneseo is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,748 people and three associated neighborhoods, Geneseo is the 226th largest community in New York.Geneseo is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 87.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Geneseo is a village of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Geneseo who work in food service (16.13%), teaching (14.99%), and management occupations (10.85%). 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 9.49% 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. Geneseo 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 Geneseo area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Geneseo maintain a good economy. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Geneseo spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.27 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Geneseo, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Geneseo is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.99% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Geneseo in 2022 was $18,096, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,384 for a family of four. However, Geneseo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Geneseo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.62% of its population below the federal poverty line.Geneseo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Geneseo include Irish, Italian, German, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Geneseo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
