Geneva-on-the-Lake is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 933 people and just one neighborhood, Geneva-on-the-Lake is the 593rd largest community in Ohio.
When you are in Geneva-on-the-Lake, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.63% of Geneva-on-the-Lake’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Geneva-on-the-Lake is a village of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Geneva-on-the-Lake who work in office and administrative support (19.41%), sales jobs (11.55%), and management occupations (9.34%).
Another notable thing is that Geneva-on-the-Lake is a major vacation destination. Much of the village’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Geneva-on-the-Lake’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Geneva-on-the-Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Geneva-on-the-Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Geneva-on-the-Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Geneva-on-the-Lake may be for you.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Geneva-on-the-Lake rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.33% of adults 25 and older in Geneva-on-the-Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Geneva-on-the-Lake in 2022 was $28,854, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,416 for a family of four. However, Geneva-on-the-Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Geneva-on-the-Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Geneva-on-the-Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Geneva-on-the-Lake include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Geneva-on-the-Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 52.7% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 19.7% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.8% have Croatian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Geneva-on-the-Lake are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 41.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.6%), and 17.3% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (71.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (19.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.