Solon city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,020 ( 983 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 2279.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,891	95.73%	46.4%
Black:	14	0.46%	180.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	83	2.75%	418.8%
Hispanic:	32	1.06%	3.2%

Total non-White:	129	4.27%	108.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	916	54.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	67	4.0

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
2,037
1,975	96.96%
5	0.25%
1	0.05%
7	0.34%
16	0.79%
31	1.52%
62	3.04%

2000
1,172
1,163	99.23%
6	0.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.26%
9	0.77%

1990
1,050
1,040	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.95%
10	0.95%

1980
969
967	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
n/a
2	0.21%
2	0.21%

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

812	69.3
53	4.5

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

123	11.7
-1	-0.1

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

73	7.5
8	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon city, IA

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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
36.8
930	30.8%
2,090	69.2%
460	15.2%

1,034
2.84

731	70.7%
551	75.4%
99	13.5%
303	29.3%

2010
Number	Percent
35.4
655	32.2%
1,382	67.8%
274	13.5%

759
2.60

528	69.6%
421	79.7%
56	10.6%
231	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.3
362	30.9%
810	69.1%
202	17.2%

433
2.55

292	67.4%
240	82.2%
27	9.2%
141	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
268	25.5%
782	74.5%
193	18.4%

402
2.48

294	73.1%
272	92.5%
11	3.7%
108	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
283	29.2%
686	70.8%
132	13.6%

363
2.67

265	73.0%
229	86.4%
23	8.7%
98	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Solon city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	26	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	45	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	54	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	133	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	114	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	168	16.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	209	20.2%
$200,000 or more	90	8.7%

Median Household Income	114,936
Per Capita Income	41,158

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	2.4%
Public Assistance	40	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	64	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,564	86.4%
Unemployed	20	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,584	87.5%
Not in Labor Force	227	12.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	484	501	49.1%
Non-Profit	27	163	14.2%
Self-Employed	106	85	55.5%

Local Government	46	48	48.9%
State Government	29	129	18.4%
Federal Government	39	15	72.2%

Total Private + Self	590	586	50.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	141	355	28.4%
Total	731	941	43.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	235	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	357	21.4%
Professional, Technical	494	29.5%
Service Occupations	288	17.2%
All others	298	17.8%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	341	20.4%
Educational services	251	15.0%
Retail trade	186	11.1%
Finance and insurance	123	7.4%
Manufacturing	114	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	113	6.8%
Other services	95	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	87	5.2%
Construction	78	4.7%
Public administration	74	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	57	3.4%
Wholesale trade	57	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	1.9%
Utilities	30	1.8%
Information	16	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	0.99%
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	2	0.07%
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	2	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,827	98.2%
Spanish	43	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,412	46.8%
Irish	546	18.1%
English	350	11.6%
Czech	223	7.4%
Norwegian	172	5.7%
European	134	4.4%
Scottish	113	3.7%
American	64	2.1%
French	53	1.8%
Dutch	31	1.0%
Northern European	28	0.9%
Italian	25	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	22	0.7%
Swedish	21	0.7%
Jordanian	15	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,020	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,011	99.7%
Foreign-born	9	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	1.3%	79	4.4%	346	19.4%	628	35.3%	483	27.1%	221	12.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	1.3%
9-12 Years	79	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	346	19.4%
Some College	628	35.3%
Bach. Degree	483	27.1%
Grad Degree	221	12.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +160	D +10	R + 0.6%
D +170
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	858	51.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	772	46.2%	40	2.4%	1,670	-7	-1	0.10%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	688	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	612	43.9%	95	6.8%	1,395	-7	-2	0.09%

2020 President, Solon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

858

51.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

772

46.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,670

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Solon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

688

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

612

43.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,395

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	68%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	838	50.9%	Joni Ernst* (R)	759	46.1%	50 [+]	3.0%	1,647	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 41 (2.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 9 (0.5%);
2018	G	58%	Fred Hubbell (D)	716	56.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	530	41.8%	23 [+]	1.8%	1,269	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 18 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 5 (0.4%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	761	55.8%	Patty Judge (D)	548	40.1%	56 [+]	4.1%	1,365	-4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 29 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 27 (2.0%);
2014	S2	54%	Bruce Braley (D)	501	51.9%	Joni Ernst (R)	424	43.9%	40 [+]	4.1%	965	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 21 (2.2%); Bob Quast (I) 8 (0.8%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	54%	Terry Branstad* (R)	469	48.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	456	47.3%	40 [+]	4.1%	965	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Hennager (New Independent) 17 (1.8%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 15 (1.6%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	1,052
Median Value	$293,800

Occupied	1,034	98.3%
Vacant	18	1.7%

Owned	855	82.7%
Rented	179	17.3%
Median Rent	$1,139

Single-Family Units	915	87.0%
Detached	713	67.8%
Attached	202	19.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	103	9.8%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Solon city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Solon city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Solon city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Solon city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Solon city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Solon city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon city, IA