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Solon, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $290,310 (it was $110,300 in 2000)
Solon:

$290,310
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $211,360 - $377,454

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $500,089
Here:

$500,089
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $274,003
Here:

$274,003
State:

$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,525
Here:

$214,525
State:

$190,519

Total population: 2,396 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,172 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,083 (1,065 occupied: 881 owner occupied, 184 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

17%
State:

28%

Housing density: 816 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $241,383.

Median contract rent in 2022: $981 (lower quartile is $785, upper quartile is $1,213)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,328


Median gross rent in Solon, IA in 2022: $1,102

Housing units in Solon with a mortgage: 579 (102 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 82 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $130,666

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $73,966

Median monthly housing costs: $1,332

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Solon, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2003

Median year apartment built: 2005

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,080
  • Male householders: 332 (42 living alone), Female householders: 722 (243 living alone)
  • 570 spouses (570 opposite-sex spouses), 48 unmarried partners, (48 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,128 children (1,067 natural, 40 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 85

Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 202 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person, 16 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

543 married couples with children.
371 single-parent households (184 men, 187 women).

97.8% of residents of Solon speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.3%)
(150.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Solon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Solon, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 111 bedroom
  • 612 bedrooms
  • 4033 bedrooms
  • 2314 bedrooms
  • 1755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Iowa
  • 5no bedroom
  • 351 bedroom
  • 802 bedrooms
  • 643 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 15no vehicle
  • 2081 vehicle
  • 3482 vehicles
  • 1963 vehicles
  • 1144 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 24no vehicle
  • 941 vehicle
  • 672 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Solon, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Solon, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 183 rooms
  • 254 rooms
  • 1295 rooms
  • 1146 rooms
  • 1717 rooms
  • 1528 rooms
  • 2739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Iowa
  • 51 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 283 rooms
  • 614 rooms
  • 515 rooms
  • 116 rooms
  • 67 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 39+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Solon, IA
Solon city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Solon, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Solon, IA in 2022
  • 24Less than $10,000
  • 39$10,000 to $19,999
  • 60$20,000 to $29,999
  • 22$30,000 to $39,999
  • 59$40,000 to $49,999
  • 60$50,000 to $59,999
  • 59$60,000 to $74,999
  • 172$75,000 to $99,999
  • 115$100,000 to $124,999
  • 153$125,000 to $149,999
  • 211$150,000 to $199,999
  • 84$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Solon, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Solon, IA in 2022
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 5$60,000 to $69,999
  • 6$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2$80,000 to $89,999
  • 17$100,000 to $124,999
  • 44$125,000 to $149,999
  • 40$150,000 to $174,999
  • 49$175,000 to $199,999
  • 229$200,000 to $249,999
  • 79$250,000 to $299,999
  • 273$300,000 to $399,999
  • 97$400,000 to $499,999
  • 35$500,000 to $749,999
  • 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 22$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Solon, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Solon, IA in 2022
  • 4$150 to $199
  • 4$250 to $299
  • 2$300 to $349
  • 3$350 to $399
  • 5$450 to $499
  • 8$600 to $649
  • 8$650 to $699
  • 1$700 to $749
  • 27$750 to $799
  • 7$800 to $899
  • 34$900 to $999
  • 37$1,000 to $1,249
  • 55$1,250 to $1,499
Work and jobs in Solon: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 204 (12.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 208
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 255
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 76
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 154
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 366
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 252
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 148
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 36
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 19
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 24
  • 90 or more minutes: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Solon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,064 (71.4%)
  • Carpooled: 128 (8.6%)
  • Taxi: 16 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 18 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 38 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 204 (13.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.8%Males
Races in Solon detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Solon, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Solon, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 62000 to 2009
  • 21990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Solon, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 659 (48.9%)
  • Irish: 130 (9.6%)
  • English: 123 (9.1%)
  • Czech: 94 (7.0%)
  • Norwegian: 69 (5.1%)
  • American: 64 (4.7%)
  • European: 56 (4.2%)
  • Northern European: 18 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 16 (1.2%)
  • Jordanian: 13 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 13 (1.0%)
  • French: 9 (0.7%)
  • Italian: 7 (0.5%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 5 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 4 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Kazakhstan
Solon:

88.9% (8)
Iowa:

0.0% (67)

Peru
Solon:

22.2% (2)
Iowa:

0.2% (442)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,662
  • Other state: 464
  • Northeast: 40
  • Midwest: 331
  • South: 16
  • West: 54

90.6% of Solon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 92.3% lived in Iowa.


Solon:

90.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 203
  • Less than 1 year of college: 76
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 74
  • Associate degree: 69
  • Bachelor's degree: 229
  • Master's degree: 52
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 17
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 34
  • 11th grade: 39
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 18
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 173
  • Less than 1 year of college: 65
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 140
  • Associate degree: 198
  • Bachelor's degree: 259
  • Master's degree: 157
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 20
Educational Attainment for Females
Solon marital status for males
Solon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 734
  • One, attached: 208
  • Two: 9
  • 3 or 4: 25
  • 5 to 9: 24
  • 10 to 19: 77
  • 20 to 49: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Solon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Solon, IA
  • 75.0%Utility gas
  • 22.6%Electricity
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Coal or coke
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Solon, IA
  • 68.7%Utility gas
  • 27.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
Here:

10.8%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67
Here:

31.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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