Solon township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,495 ( 521 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 186.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,970	91.92%	5.5%
Black:	4	0.06%	80.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	106	1.63%	202.9%
2+ races:	218	3.36%	159.5%
Hispanic:	197	3.03%	23.9%

Total non-White:	525	8.08%	66.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	312	6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	209	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,974
5,658	94.71%
20	0.33%
17	0.28%
35	0.59%
84	1.41%
159	2.66%
316	5.29%

2000
4,628
4,468	96.54%
18	0.39%
21	0.45%
11	0.24%
54	1.17%
56	1.21%
160	3.46%

1990
3,835
3,758	97.99%
0	0.00%
17	0.44%
0	0.00%
n/a
60	1.56%
77	2.01%

1980
2,821
2,800	99.26%
0	0.00%
13	0.46%
4	0.14%
n/a
4	0.14%
21	0.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,190	25.7
156	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

710	18.5
83	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

958	34.0
56	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.8
1,403	21.6%
5,092	78.4%
1,213	18.7%

2,568
2.52

1,889	73.6%
1,603	84.9%
53	2.8%
679	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
1,553	26.0%
4,421	74.0%
685	11.5%

2,176
2.75

1,675	77.0%
1,390	83.0%
89	5.3%
501	23.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
1,346	29.1%
3,282	70.9%
456	9.9%

1,689
2.74

1,299	76.9%
1,037	79.8%
76	5.9%
390	23.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
1,126	29.4%
2,709	70.6%
352	9.2%

1,310
2.93

1,079	82.4%
1,031	95.6%
0	0.0%
231	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
845	30.0%
1,976	70.0%
248	8.8%

953
2.94

801	84.1%
734	91.6%
24	3.0%
152	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Solon township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	89	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	123	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	96	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	80	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	192	7.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	186	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	269	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	344	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	423	16.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	246	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	217	8.5%
$200,000 or more	98	3.8%

Median Household Income	78,839
Per Capita Income	34,356

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	125	4.9%
Public Assistance	20	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	213	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,900	74.0%
Unemployed	97	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,997	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	920	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,262	980	56.3%
Non-Profit	69	136	33.7%
Self-Employed	211	195	52.0%

Local Government	61	157	28.0%
State Government	78	37	67.8%
Federal Government	0	40	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,473	1,175	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	208	370	36.0%
Total	1,681	1,545	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	388	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	888	27.5%
Professional, Technical	741	23.0%
Service Occupations	321	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.4%
All others	888	27.5%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	513	15.9%
Retail trade	488	15.1%
Construction	419	13.0%
Health care and social assistance	382	11.8%
Educational services	283	8.8%
Other services	264	8.2%
Wholesale trade	151	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	151	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	104	3.2%
Public administration	100	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	96	3.0%
Information	94	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	59	1.8%
Finance and insurance	56	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	1.0%
Utilities	28	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	197	3.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	63	0.97%
Filipino	29	0.45%
Taiwanese	14	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,945	96.5%
Spanish	90	1.5%
Chinese	64	1.0%
Tagalog	29	0.5%
German, other Germanic	22	0.4%
Other Indo-European	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,841	28.3%
Dutch	1,048	16.1%
Polish	736	11.3%
Irish	650	10.0%
English	472	7.3%
Scottish	441	6.8%
American	285	4.4%
Swedish	194	3.0%
Italian	111	1.7%
French	89	1.4%
Welsh	66	1.0%
European	54	0.8%
Danish	53	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	41	0.6%
Russian	40	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,418	98.8%
Not a citizen	77	1.2%

Native	6,336	97.6%
Foreign-born	159	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	1.4%	215	4.8%	1,402	31.1%	1,871	41.5%	592	13.1%	364	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	1.4%
9-12 Years	215	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,402	31.1%
Some College	1,871	41.5%
Bach. Degree	592	13.1%
Grad Degree	364	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +428	R +103	D + 6.2%
D +325
2020 vs. 2012	R +761	R +649	R + 11.7%
D +112
2020 vs. 2008	R +880	R +978	R + 24.1%
D -98

2016 vs. 2008	R +452	R +875	R + 30.3%
D -423
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,495	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	1,135	30.6%	77	2.1%	3,707	20	21	0.07%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	2,067	66.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	810	26.2%	211	6.8%	3,088	20	21	0.06%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,734	62.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,023	36.7%	33	1.2%	2,790	18	15	0.06%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	1,615	55.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,233	42.5%	54	1.9%	2,902	15	10	0.06%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,703	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	937	35.2%	25	0.9%	2,665	16	13	0.06%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	1,223	60.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	736	36.6%	50	2.5%	2,009	15	13	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,135

30.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,495

67.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,707

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

810

26.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,067

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

141

4.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,088

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,023

36.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,734

62.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,790

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,233

42.5%

John McCain (R)

1,615

55.7%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,902

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,703

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

937

35.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,665

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,223

60.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

736

36.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,009

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,004	63.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,131	35.6%	42 [+]	1.3%	3,177	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (0.5%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 6 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	74%	John James (R)	2,478	67.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,106	30.2%	78 [+]	2.1%	3,662	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 39 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 29 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	1,725	64.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	888	33.0%	75 [+]	2.8%	2,688	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 34 (1.3%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.6%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,661	61.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	920	34.2%	112 [+]	4.2%	2,693	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 67 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 23 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (0.8%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,094	58.2%	Gary Peters (D)	666	35.4%	121 [+]	6.4%	1,881	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 60 (3.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 33 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 28 (1.5%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,300	68.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	534	28.0%	72 [+]	3.8%	1,906	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 37 (1.9%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 16 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,725
Median Value	$222,200

Occupied	2,568	94.2%
Vacant	157	5.8%

Owned	2,525	98.3%
Rented	43	1.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	2,134	78.3%
Detached	2,123	77.9%
Attached	11	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21	0.8%
Mobile Homes	570	20.9%

Solon township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Solon township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Solon township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon township, MI