Solvay, NY

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2024 Population
6,544
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
1.27% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.88%
33.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$61,166
3.77% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$150,000
6.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,149
0.568% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Solvay, NY 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.

88.5% of the residents in Solvay, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Solvay, NY was $150,000, and the homeownership rate was 51.3%.

Most people in Solvay, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Solvay, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Solvay, NY is home to a population of 6.54k people, from which 88.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.6% of Solvay, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.26k people) in Solvay, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 315 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 256 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.5%
2024 Citizenship
91%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.5% of Solvay, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Solvay, NY was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Solvay, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.26k ± 288
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    315 ± 259
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    256 ± 190
11.4%
Hispanic Population
745 people

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.26k people) in Solvay, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 315 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 256 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.4% of the people in Solvay, NY are hispanic (745 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Solvay, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    492,198 ± 17,010 people
  2. China
    414,597 ± 15,642 people
  3. Jamaica
    229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

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Foreign-Born Population

20.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.35k people
17.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.18k people

As of 2024, 20.6% of Solvay, NY residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Solvay, NY was 17.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    142 ± 88
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    78 ± 58
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    28 ± 36

Solvay, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Solvay, NY employs 3.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Solvay, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (699 people), Retail Trade (413 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (318 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($114,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,875), and Public Administration ($87,888).

Employment

Occupations

3.15k
2024 Value
± 418
−0.568%
1 Year decline
± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Solvay, NY declined at a rate of −0.568%, from 3.17k employees to 3.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Solvay, NY, are Management Occupations (356 people), Sales & Related Occupations (323 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (321 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Solvay, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

3.15k
2024 Value
± 418
−0.568%
1 Year decline
± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Solvay, NY declined at a rate of −0.568%, from 3.17k employees to 3.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Solvay, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (699 people), Retail Trade (413 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (318 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Solvay, NY, though some of these residents may live in Solvay, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,660
Median earning men ± $5,660
$51,034
Median earning women ± $11,292

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($75,625), Manufacturing ($60,914), and Construction ($60,610).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,099), Public Administration ($88,147), and Manufacturing ($73,295).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Solvay, NY. Showing the available data for New York.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.565%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer
Senator from New York3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator from New York1
Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Solvay, NY was $150,000 in 2024, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $140,600 to $150,000, a 6.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Solvay, NY is 51.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Solvay, NY have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Solvay, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,105
$1,551
Median Property Taxes
±$219

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Solvay, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Solvay, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.3%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.3% of the housing units in Solvay, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,166
Median Household Income
± $6,532
3.02k
Number of Households
± 403

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.02k households in Solvay, NY grew to $61,166 from the previous year's value of $58,944.

The following chart displays the households in Solvay, NY 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Solvay, NY is from New York.
0.492
2024 Wage GINI in New York
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.4%)
  2. Carpooled (11%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.85%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Solvay, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (6.85%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Solvay, NY have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.868% of the workforce in Solvay, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Solvay, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Solvay, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Solvay, NY (450 out of 6.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Solvay, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

93.2% of the population of Solvay, NY has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 27.7% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.78%
Uninsured
34.9%
Employer Coverage
27.7%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
1.31%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Solvay, NY grew by 5.45% from 6.43% to 6.78%.

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