COMMUNITY PROFILE Compiled by the Economic Development Department
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City of Geneva, Illinois COMMUNITY PROFILE Compiled by the Economic Development Department HISTORY AND WELCOME Thank you for considering Geneva, Illinois as your next business location! Selected as the Kane County seat in 1835, Geneva is located in the Fox River Valley, 43 miles west of Chicago. We’re known for our historic downtown business district (over 1.1 mil s.f. of commercial space, including .66 mil s.f. of retail), the Geneva Commons Lifestyle Shopping Center on Randall Road, the Geneva Business Park (adjacent to DuPage Nation- al Airport), Kane County Cougar baseball, festivals, bike trails, and fun! Geneva is a city of 21,495 people (2010 census) but in the QUICK FACTS 5 mile ring from downtown Geneva over 116,757 people live Geographic location: Located in Kane County in 39,951 households with a 2010 average household income Area: 8.5 square miles of $105,779 — 58.8% of households have an income greater Date of incorporation: County Seat in 1835 than $75,000. (source: Esri) Value of construction in 2012: $4,223,324 2012 Equalized assessed value: $937,275,763 The railroad arrived in 1853, bringing freight and passenger service to Chicago. Since 1840, food manufacturing has re- POPULatiON mained a major industry. Over 1,000 businesses call Geneva 1980 1990 2000 2010 home and enjoy our lower cost municipal electric utility. Our City1 9,881 12,617 19,515 21,495 largest employers are Delnor Hospital, Kane County, Peacock En- County2 278,405 317,471 404,119 515,269 gineering, Burgess Norton, Johnson Controls, Houghton Mif- Labor Market3 N/A N/A 212,454 271,334 flin, Power Packaging, FONA, Millard Refrigeration, On-Cor Fro- 1, 2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census zen Foods, The Little Traveler, Gordon Flesch, Industrial Hard 3 Source: www.lmi.ides.state.il.us Chrome, and Continental Envelope. INCOME / HOuseHOLDS Geneva’s character is found in its historic architecture, adap- City 1 Kane County1 Illinois2 tive re-use of historic buildings, graceful trees, and attention Total Housing Units 8,278 182,047 5,296,715 to landscaping. Open space and recreation abound with 700 Total Population 21,495 515,269 12,830,632 acres of park land, the 580 acre Prairie Green Preserve, 556 2010 Est. Total HH 7,865 170,479 4,752,857 acres of Kane County forest preserves, two golf courses in Ge- 2010 Avg. HH Size 2.72 2.98 2.59 neva plus another 12 (public & private) courses in the vicinity. 2010 Median HH $97,515 $68,327 $52,972 2010 Median Family $105,779 $77,842 $65,417 Geneva citizens are actively involved in decision making through 2010 Per Capita $40,177 $28,980 $27,325 a range of commissions and civic organizations. Our healthy Married Household 66% 55% 48% business climate is augmented and maintained through City Bachelor’s Degree+ N/A N/A 30.76% partnerships with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Cultural Median Home Value $335,800 $242,300 $200,400 Arts Commission, downtown business and property owners, Median Rent $1,119 $909 $848 1Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey and the City’s Economic Development Commission. 2Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 2010 Housing Statistics With festivals and events every month, downtown Geneva is City Kane County Illinois a place to connect with others - whether for a cup of coffee, Occupied Housing Units 7,865 170,479 4,752,857 fine dining, pizza with the family, unique shopping, festivals, % Owner Occupied 83.7 76.6 67.7 or special events. Stop into any business and you will know % Renter Occupied 16.3 23.4 32.3 Geneva is a welcoming place, offering professional opportuni- Median Home Value $335,800 $242,300 $200,400 ties to grow your business. Home to excellent schools, parks, Median Rent $1,119 $909 $848 and library we’re a great place to raise children – and a town Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census people are proud to say they live in. City of Geneva, Illinois COMMUNITY PROFILE UTILITIES Water and Sanitary Service Provided by City of Geneva City of Geneva Sewer Rates The City constructed a $30 MIL reverse osmosis membrane filtration Meter Monthly Fixed Class Rate plant in 2008 (sized for expansion) which reduced water hardness lev- Size Charge els to 6 grains. In 2009 and 2010, the Kane County Water Association Non-Industrial $2.54/ 100 cu ft 5/8” $3.33 awarded “Best tasting tap water in Kane County” to Geneva. Industrial $2.54 / 100 cu ft ¾” $3.99 1” $5.33 In 2004 the City completed a $16.5 MIL Wastewater Treatment Plant 1 ½” $8.65 improvement. The plant treats 4 to 5 mil gallons of wastewater per 2” $12.65 day (2.2 bil gallons treated in 2012). The City maintains compliance 3” $22 of the NPDES permit at an average of 98% efficiency. For information: 4” $35.35 (630) 232-1551. 6” $68.70 Water Source 3 deep wells, 4 shallow wells Electric Power Provided by the City of Geneva Storage Capacity 2,750,000 For information, contact the Electric Division (630) 232-1503. Average Daily Demand 3,100,000 Description First 500 kWh Over 500 KWh Monthly Charge # of Metered Accounts 8,100 0.11535 S 0.09981 S Residential $6.84 0.09308W 0.07953 W City of Geneva Water Rates 0.11758 S 0.09865 S Monthly Fixed General Service $13.69 Cubic Feet Usage Charge Meter Size 0.09468 W 0.07953 W Charge 0.04688 S 0.04688 W Medium General 1 1 $49.77 0-1500 $4.43/ 100 cu ft 5/8” $5.00 $16.97/kW $11.94/kw 0.04689 S 0.04689 W 1,501-20,000 $4.09/ 100 cu ft ¾” $6.27 Large General $80.87 $16.81/kW1 $11.70/kw1 20,001+ $3.96/ 100 cu ft 1” $8.86 0.04658 S 0.04658 W Large Industrial $143.09 1 ½” $15.26 $15.13/kW1 $9.92/kw1 2” $22.97 S - summer rates W - winter rates kW - kilowatt 1 - demand changes 3” $40.98 Source: Municipal Rates adopted by Ordinances http://www.geneva.il.us/Departments/PublicWorks/rates.htm 4” $66.70 6” $130.95 Natural Gas Provided by NICOR Contact the Community Relations Director, (630) 629-2500. TRANSPORTATION Motor Carrier Public Interstates Serving Community: I-90, I-88, I-39, I-355 Bus: 1PACE bus service includes 3 Routes (529, 801, 802) Highways Serving Community: 2 Federal, 3 State, 5 County Van: O’Hare and Midway Airport Shuttle Service Motor Freight Terminals*: 18 Local Carriers*: 10 Rail: 2Metra Commuter – Metra Union Pacific West Line Intrastate Carriers*: 9 Limousine: 20 companies Taxi: 11 companies * within 10 miles For more information, 1 www.pacebus.com 2 www.metrarail.com Air Nearest Commercial Airport: O’Hare Intl Airport, 60 min Travel Time Commercial Airlines1: 39 Flights per year1: 878,798 Distance and travel time to major cities: City Hwy Hwy Days By Day By Passengers per Year1: 66.8 million 1Source: www.faa.com Miles KM Rail Truck Nearest Public Airport: DuPage Airport, 10 min Atlanta 751 1,209 5 3 Longest Runway: 7,570 ft Chicago 43 69 1 1 Runway Lighted: Yes Fuel Available: Yes Cleveland 384 617 3 2 Take-offs/Landings per Year: 99,802 Dallas 916 1,474 5 3 Personal Aircraft & Corporate jets based on site: 450 Denver 966 1,555 3 3 Charter Service Available: Yes Private Storage Available: Yes Detroit 321 516 2 2 Private Maintenance Available: Yes Kansas City 488 785 2 2 US Customs office on site: Yes Los Angeles 1,980 3,187 3 4 Source: www.dupageairport.com Memphis 557 896 2 2 Rail Minneapolis 382 615 1 2 Nearest Intermodal for Union Pacific Railroad: New Orleans 953 1,534 5 3 Northlake (Global II) 24 miles New York 829 1,334 4 3 Rochelle (Global III) 42 miles St. Louis 279 449 1 1 Seattle 2,024 3,257 4 5 May 2013 City of Geneva, Illinois COMMUNITY PROFILE BuilDING permit DATA Improvement Cost 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Residential $29,820,737 $10,846,850 $12,494,693 $9,704,103 $2,857,320 $20,917,204 $26,779,927 Commercial $21,504,050 $4,545,954 $5,657,908 $5,120,151.16 $729,712 $43,481,439 $21,868,062 Industrial $1,301,327 $8,158,629 $4,203,507 $246,600 $504,000 $30,000 $255,000 Other $2,610,103 $18,799,079 $1,716,203 $2,355,976 $2,347,926 $43,415,143 $10,463,625 Total $55,236,217 $42,350,512 $24,072,311 $17,426,830 $6,438,958 $107,843,786 $59,366,614 # Permits 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Residential 857 818 907 647 142 347 312 Commercial 142 129 226 159 20 93 109 Industrial 14 6 3 3 3 1 4 Other 486 431 302 279 373 832 675 Total 1499 1384 1438 1088 538 1273 1100 Source: Geneva Building Department 2012 MUNICIPAL TAX RATE COMPARISON TAX structure Equalized Tax Sales Tax 2012 Property Tax 2012 Municipality Assessed Value Rate Tax Extension Illinois 6.25% City .68% City non-home rule .5% Schools 6.1% Aurora $1,537,715,444 1.99 $28,212,203.14 RTA Regional .75% Other 2.15% Batavia $968,985,477 .70 $6,658,151.29 Transportation Authority Total: 8.92% Total: 7.5%* Elgin $1,698,997,901 1.93 $32,335,363.40 Utility Tax 2012 Telecommunications Tax Geneva $937,275,763 .68 $6,357,841.44 Electricity .50% State 7% St.