Solon, IA

Census Place

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US Senator

N/AChuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJoni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

7.07% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

1,694

1.32% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Solon, IA had a population of N/A people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Solon, IA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Solon, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Solon, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Solon, IA was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Solon, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
38 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
11 ± 19

Solon, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Solon, IA employs 1.69k people. The largest industries in Solon, IA are Health Care & Social Assistance (326 people), Educational Services (271 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (151 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

1.69k

2023 Value

± 227

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Solon, IA grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.67k employees to 1.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Solon, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Solon, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.69k

2023 Value

± 227

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Solon, IA grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.67k employees to 1.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Solon, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (326 people), Educational Services (271 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (151 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Solon, IA, though some of these residents may live in Solon, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,715

Median earning men ± $7,809

$34,042

Median earning women ± $12,639

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($138,333), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,167), and Retail Trade ($95,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($97,188), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,000), and Public Administration ($63,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

N/AChuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

N/AJoni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Solon, IA have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Solon, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

80.4%

Homeownership

2023

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.4% of the housing units in Solon, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Solon, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Solon, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Solon, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Solon, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (6.45%)

In 2023, 77.5% of workers in Solon, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Solon, IA have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Solon, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Solon, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Solon, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Solon, IA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Solon, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Solon, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, IA see 514 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.391% increase from the previous year (512 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 440 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Johnson County, IA

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, IA see an average of 514 patients per year. This represents a 0.391% increase from the previous year (512 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Johnson County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Solon, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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