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POPULATION
1980
1990
2000
20041
City1
9,881
12,617
19,515
21,901
County2
278,405
317,471
404,119
497,667
Labor Market3
N/A
N/A
212,454
269,216

1 Source: 2004 Special Census
2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey
3 Source: www.lmi.ides.state.il.us
ASSESSED VALUATIONS OF MAJOR TAXPAYERS
     
Property Assessed Value % of Total City EAV
Geneva Commons Shopping Center
31,172,228
0
Delnor Health Care Systems (campus)
21,894,919
0
Brittany Court - Apartments
7,457,859
0
Shoppes at Geneva Commons
$6,865,980
0.60%
Randall Square
$6,513,834
0.57%
Millard Refrigerated Services
$5,641,292
0.49%
Houghton Mifflin
$4,491,256
0.39%
Power Packaging
$4,075,122
0.36%
Dominicks
$3,666,300
0.32%
Home Depot
$3,228,006
0.28%
Gander Mountain
$3,117,025
0.27%
Dodson Place
$3,043,960
0.27%
Eagle Brook Country Club
$2,782,713
0.24%
Herrington Inn
$2,695,404
0.24%
Reserve of Geneva
$2,616,589
0.23%
Eagle Brook Shopping Center
$2,604,945
0.23%
Millard Refrigerated Services
$2,572,299
0.22%
Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc
$2,433,090
0.21%
Randall Shops At Randall Square
$2,382,296
0.21%
Miner Enterprises
$2,251,035
0.20%
The Shoppes At Geneva Commons
$2,220,287
0.19%
Best Buy
$2,189,041
0.19%
FONA
$2,093,346
0.18%
Continental Envelope
$2,079,506
0.18%
Sports Authority
$1,896,309
0.17%

Source: Geneva Township Assessors Office

INCOME/HOUSEHOLDS
City
Kane County
Illinois
Total Housing Units
8,420
171,626
5,240,942
Total Population
24,838
497,667
12,829,014
2008 Est. Total HH
7,811
163,555
4,751,748
2008 Avg. HH Size
2.96
3
2.63
2008 Median HH
$91,733
$68,969
$55,935
2008 Median Family
$103,078
$78,289
$68,296
2008 Per Capita
$40,451
$29,664
$28,820
Married Household
69%
59.60%
49.40%
Bachelor’s Degree+
51.50%
31.80%
29.50%
Median Home Value
$347,400
$250,800
$208,000
Median Rent
$1,192
$917
$812

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

 

2009 MUNICIPLE TAX RATE COMPARISON
Municipality
Equalized Assessed Value
Tax Rate
Aurora
2,001,714,381
1
Batavia
1,106,478,287
1
Elgin
2,077,276,885
2
Geneva
$1,093,645,917
55.00%
St. Charles
$1,606,761,514
73.00%
West Chicago
$785,911,036
42.00%
2008 HOUSING STATISTICS
City
Kane County
Illinois
Occupied Units
8,420
171,626
5,240,942
% Owner Occupied
86
78
70
% Renter Occupied
13.7
22.3
30.2
Median Home Value
$347,400
$250,800
$208,000
Median Rent
$1,192
$917
$812

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey
PROPERTY VALUATION FOR CITY OF GENEVA
2009
Commercial
$225,316,071
20.71%
Farm
$135,634
$0
Industrial
$52,037,302
$0
Residential
$809,663,398
$1
Railroad
$690,393
0.06%
Total Valuation
$1,087,842,798
100%
 
2008
Commercial
$197,242,632
17.21%
Farm
$248,822
0.02%
Industrial
$88,475,189
7.72%
Residential
$859,622,562
75.00%
Railroad
$572,917
0.05%
Total Valuation
$1,146,162,122
100.00%
2007
Commercial
$188,662,245
17.35%
Farm
$237,747
0.02%
Industrial
$84,141,766
7.74%
Residential
$813,888,578
74.84%
Railroad
$523,886
0.05%
Total Valuation
$1,087,454,222
100.00%
2006
Commercial
$176,044,817
17.37%
Farm
$227,995
0.02%
Industrial
$74,059,396
7.31%
Residential
$762,563,579
75.25%
Railroad
$474,240
0.05%
Total Valuation
$1,013,370,027
100%
2005
Commercial
$186,047,227
20.89%
Farm
$279,509
0.03%
Industrial
$42,353,056
4.75%
Residential
$661,578,136
74.27%
Railroad
$475,714
0.05%
Total Valuation
$890,733,642
100%
BUILDING PERMIT DATA
Year
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Other
Total
2002
$69,349,332
$43,780,550
$7,000
$4,231,014
$121,598,910
2003
$47,928,072
$33,281,822
$9,157,977
$109,872,405
$310,112,681
2004
$36,403,715
$60,083,705
$674,330
$7,995,514
$113,152,778
2005
$50,257,214
$27,462,022
$17,000
$9,423,274
$96,582,784
2006
$26,779,927
$21,868,062
$255,000
$10,463,625
$69,830,239
2007
$20,917,204
$5,929,000
$30,000
$43,415,143
$113,706,490
2008
$23,441,309
$7,721,265
$740,000
$1,133,482
$34,169,538
2009
$9,704,103
$5,120.16
$246,600
$2,355,976
$14,667,775

Source: Geneva Building Department

LABOR FORCE WAGES

The tri-cities unemployment rate was 9% and the Chicago Metro was 10.6% in December 2009. For more detailed labor force data, refer to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Labor Market Information website at http://lmi.ides.state.il.us.

2007 Wage Rates for Kane County, IL
Labor Wages
Entry
Median
Accountant/Auditor $21 $41.17
Assembler - Electronic $8 $14.03
Assembler - Production $8 $13.14
Computer Operator $13.67 $24.49
Computer Programmer $23 $46.28
Data Entry Operator $9 $14.76
Drill or Punch Press $9 $16.68
Engineer $25 $43.29
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner $8 $14.47
Laborer $8 $28.06
Machinist $11.49 $21.95
Maintenance/Mechanic $12.69 $24.65
Office Clerk $9 $16.28
Sheet Metal Worker $13 $24.78
Shipping/Receiving Clerk $10 $17.18
Systems Analyst $28 $48.04
Technician $18 $32.60
Tool & Die Maker $15 $27.60
Warehouse Worker $10.60 $19.15
Word Processor $13.15 $23.53

Excerpt: http://lmi.ides.state.il..us/wagedata/wage.htm

LARGEST GENEVA EMPLOYERS
Company Name Product/Service
Employees
Delnor-Community Hospital Hospital/medical offices
1693
County of Kane County Government
1350
Kane County Cougars Class A baseball team
640
Geneva School District School District
880
Burgess Norton, div. of Amsted Ind. Piston Pins, Powder Metal
389
Johnson Controls Battery Group Mfg automotive batteries
300
Peacock Engineering Co Inc Pkg and co-mfg facility
250
City of Geneva City Government FTE
187
Millard Refrigerated Services Refrigerated warehousing
220
Exel North American Logistics Wholesale general groceries
200
Houghton Mifflin Co Publisher
200
Little Traveler Inc Retailer/restaurant
169
Nicor Service Gas distribution company
158
Home Depot USA Inc Home improvement store
147
FONA International Inc R & D flavoring extracts
136
Miner Enterprises Inc Design & mfg railcar elements
130
Gordon Flesch Co Inc Business equip. solutions
121
Provena Health Inc Medical care services
115
Industrial Hard Chrome Ltd Electroplating service
110
KCA Financial Services Inc Collection agency
105
Best Buy Electronics and media store
105
Continental Envelope Envelope printing
105
Carlton Home Healthcare Inc Home Health care services
100
Herrington Inn Inc. Hotel, banquet, spa facility
92
Eaglebrook Country Club Country Club - golf & rec
80
LABOR FORCE - OCCUPATION BY RESIDENCE AND JOB TYPE BY LOCATION
 
Total Work Force by geography
Employment by Industry
6-County Metro
Kane County
Geneva
6-County Metro
Kane County
Geneva
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
All Industries (NAICS)
3,236,557
100
163,004
$100
13,379
100
143,195,793
100
248,185
100
11,793
100
Construction
131,955
4.08
8,240
$5
213
1.59
2,617,810
1.8
1,434
0.6
84
0.7
Manufacturing
374,622
11.57
29,883
$2
1,815
13.57
10,977,805
7.7
20,792
8.4
768
6.5
Wholesale Trade
203,240
6.28
10,913
$7
779
5.82
16,233,035
11.3
43,671
17.6
1,338
11.3
Retail Trade
384,973
11.89
20,918
$12
2,511
18.77
4,571,847
3.2
12,108
4.9
787
6.7
Transpo /Warehousing
147,915
4.57
3,582
2.19
427
3.19
16,469,395
11.5
27,728
11.2
1,223
10.4
Information
78,234
2.42
3,962
$2
152
1.14
7,359,848
5.1
12,989
5.2
362
3.1
Finance and Insurance
218,637
6.76
7,952
$5
608
4.54
3,529,128
2.5
6,842
2.8
621
5.3
Real Estate
57,671
1.78
1305
0.8
58
0.43
7,157,429
5
14,414
5.8
631
5.4
Prof.Scientific &Tech Svcs
279,336
8.63
8,349
5.12
590
4.41
3,033,324
2.1
3,935
1.6
215
1.8
Admin, Waste Mgmt, Remed.
247,492
7.65
16,106
9.88
675
5.05
8,828,811
6.1
15,876
6.4
1031
8.7
Educational Services
108,629
3.36
3,346
2.05
219
1.64
5,879,003
4.1
13,637
5.5
324
2.7
Health Care and Soc. Assist.
436,853
13.5
22,775
13.97
3,305
24.7
30,456,396
21.3
41,936
16.9
2,773
23.5
Arts, Entertainment & Rec
50,185
1.55
5,076
3.11
75
0.56
12,475,529
8.7
17,383
7
936
7.9
Accomm / Food Service
285,233
8.81
13,608
8.34
1,400
10.46
6,891,085
4.8
10,695
4.3
421
3.6
Services not Pub. Admin
137,384
4.24
5,266
3.23
455
3.4
6,715,348
4.7
4,745
1.9
279
2.4

source: www.census.gov

Contact Ellen Divita, Economic Development Director, for further details.
Phone: 630-232-7449 or email: edivita@geneva.il.us

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