Solvang, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,148 (Urban population: 4,986 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 162 (all nonfarm))

Solvang, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,356 (2,226 occupied: 1,411 owner occupied, 815 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	43%

Housing density: 947 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,162 (lower quartile is $851, upper quartile is $1,502)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,638

Median gross rent in Solvang, CA in 2007: $1,241

Housing units in Solvang with a mortgage: 771 (74 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 360

Solvang,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $825,033 (it was $339,500 in 2000)

Solvang:	$825,033
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $703,552 - $990,103

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $801,948
Here: $801,948
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $450,224
Here: $450,224
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $2,439,479
Here: $2,439,479
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $425,266
Here: $425,266
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $179,343
Here: $179,343
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $71,121
Here: $71,121
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,257

In family households: 4,371 (1,131 male householders, 310 female householders)
1,222 spouses, 1,341 children (1,224 natural, 50 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 74 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 886 (311 male householders (247 living alone)), 453 female householders (423 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 158 (148 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 709 2-persons, 285 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 670 1-person, 87 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

879 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (56 men, 158 women).

76.7% of residents of Solvang speak English at home.
17.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 923 (17.0%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Solvang, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 75 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 238 6 rooms: 300 7 rooms: 421 8 rooms: 135 9 or more rooms: 59

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solvang, California:
	1 room: 52 2 rooms: 100 3 rooms: 197 4 rooms: 216 5 rooms: 130 6 rooms: 79 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 120
1990 to 1994: 180
1980 to 1989: 741
1970 to 1979: 614
1960 to 1969: 296
1950 to 1959: 188
1940 to 1949: 130
1939 or earlier: 71

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Solvang:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 71 2 bedrooms: 462 3 bedrooms: 616 4 bedrooms: 233 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solvang:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 282 2 bedrooms: 366 3 bedrooms: 102 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Solvang in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 358 2 vehicles: 729 3 vehicles: 169 4 vehicles: 69 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Solvang in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 66 1 vehicle: 435 2 vehicles: 166 3 vehicles: 104 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Solvang, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $174,999: 33
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 50
$250,000 to $299,999: 18
$300,000 to $399,999: 29
$400,000 to $499,999: 100
$500,000 to $749,999: 227
$750,000 to $999,999: 352
$1,000,000 or more: 439

Solvang rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Solvang:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 31
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 34
$800 to $899: 103
$900 to $999: 51
$1,000 to $1,249: 187
$1,250 to $1,499: 145
$1,500 to $1,999: 103
$2,000 or more: 52
No cash rent: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 180 1990 to 1994: 65 1985 to 1989: 159 1980 to 1984: 96 1975 to 1979: 54 1970 to 1974: 50 1970 to 1974: 58 1965 to 1969: 261

Solvang, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.9%
Number of people working at home: 186 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 250
5 to 9 minutes: 622
10 to 14 minutes: 448
15 to 19 minutes: 245
20 to 24 minutes: 120
25 to 29 minutes: 28
30 to 34 minutes: 117
35 to 39 minutes: 123
40 to 44 minutes: 155
45 to 59 minutes: 250
60 to 89 minutes: 29
90 or more minutes: 34

Solvang mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,905 (73%)
Carpooled: 245 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 38 (1%)
Taxi: 1 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 205 (8%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 186 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 119
$10,000 to $14,999: 121
$15,000 to $19,999: 147
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 201
$35,000 to $39,999: 89
$40,000 to $44,999: 126
$45,000 to $49,999: 83
$50,000 to $59,999: 205
$60,000 to $74,999: 162
$75,000 to $99,999: 256
$100,000 to $124,999: 238
$125,000 to $149,999: 47
$150,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1232

German: 583

English: 575

Danish: 458

Irish: 296

Italian: 284

United States or American: 169

Swedish: 151

Scottish: 132

Scotch-Irish: 130

Norwegian: 123

Dutch: 68

Polish: 63

French (except Basque): 57

Scandinavian: 44

Russian: 40

Swiss: 31

Austrian: 31

European: 30

French Canadian: 28

British: 25

Welsh: 24

Canadian: 22

Serbian: 20

Finnish: 14

Lithuanian: 12

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 11

Australian: 10

Hungarian: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

Maltese: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Croatian: 7

Ukrainian: 5

Portuguese: 3

Greek: 2

Northern European: 2

Romanian: 2

Czech: 2

Icelander: 2

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

Mexico (56%)
Other Northern Europe (12%)
Canada (11%)
Argentina (4%)
Germany (3%)
Sweden (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)

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

This state: 2704
Northeast: 393
Midwest: 706
South: 413
West: 240

47% of Solvang residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 99
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 80
High school graduate (or equivalency): 383
Less than 1 year of college: 119
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 278
Associate degree: 93
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 195
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 76
7th and 8th grade: 3
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 76
High school graduate (or equivalency): 441
Less than 1 year of college: 219
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 505
Associate degree: 143
Bachelor's degree: 377
Master's degree: 114
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,191
Black householders: $3,188
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,270
Asian householders: $29,867
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,500
Some other race householders: $56,807
Two or more races householders: $43,078
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,480

Solvang household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Solvang household income for Asian householders

Solvang household income for Some other race householders

Solvang household income for Two or more races householders

Solvang household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Solvang marital status for males

Solvang marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $919,565
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $850,549
Some other race householders: $864,886
Two or more races householders: $486,028
Hispanic or Latino householders: $839,613

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,338
One, attached: 156
Two: 72
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 171
10 to 19: 121
20 to 49: 160
50 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 225

Median worth of mobile homes: $191,700

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Solvang:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (22%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45

Here:	7.0%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	13.2%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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