Population 277 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Solon Mills
Household size in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.79 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.82 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.55 | 2.75 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.36 | 2.66 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.25 | −0.12 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Households in Solon Mills are small: just 2.36 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.61 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.2 | 36.8 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.9 | 37.8 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.7 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.9 | 39.7 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +3.0 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Solon Mills is 42.9 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.4% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | −0.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.6% of households in Solon Mills, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Solon Mills
Renters in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.3% | 34.8% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.7% | 35.5% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.7% | 34.5% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +17.9 pts | +2.3 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Solon Mills rent their homes (34.7%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 21.7% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.1% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.2% of homes in Solon Mills are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1997 | 1966 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1997 | 1967 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1967 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1998 | 1970 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Solon Mills has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1998, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,163 | $1,060 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,382 | $1,142 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $919 | $1,306 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,271 | $1,602 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$107 | +$542 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Solon Mills runs $1,271 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Solon Mills
Bachelor's degrees in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.9% | 33.9% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.1% | 35.2% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.5% | 37.9% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 33.3% | 40.9% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +7.0 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
About a third of adults 25 and older in Solon Mills (33.3%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%. The share is lower than in the Chicago area overall (40.9%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.1% | 85.6% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.2% | 86.7% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.7% | 88.4% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.2% | 89.5% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | +3.9 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Solon Mills have finished high school (92.2%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Solon Mills
| Period | Solon Mills | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | −2.8 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Solon Mills runs well above the national rate: 8.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Solon Mills compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solon Mills | 2.36 | 42.9 | 3.6% | 34.7% | 4.2% | 1998 | $1,271 | 33.3% | 92.2% | 8.6% |
| Richmond | 2.29 | 41.2 | 6.5% | 28.1% | 8.3% | 1991 | $1,145 | 33.2% | 94.6% | 10.0% |
| Spring Grove | 2.69 | 42.0 | 4.7% | 9.6% | 5.3% | 1990 | $1,233 | 33.7% | 95.7% | 6.5% |
| Ringwood | 2.81 | 45.5 | 7.6% | 11.6% | 6.0% | 1991 | $1,564 | 23.6% | 96.0% | 3.4% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 2.69 | 42.7 | 12.4% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 1967 | $1,844 | 22.8% | 96.6% | 3.5% |
| Johnsburg | 2.48 | 49.5 | 5.9% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1978 | $1,220 | 24.3% | 93.2% | 4.9% |
| Twin Lakes | 2.24 | 49.4 | 6.5% | 19.1% | 22.4% | 1979 | $1,104 | 27.7% | 95.0% | 3.4% |
| Fox Lake | 2.19 | 46.7 | 9.2% | 30.4% | 10.7% | 1975 | $1,050 | 22.1% | 91.3% | 4.3% |
| Genoa City | 2.54 | 39.8 | 8.8% | 11.1% | 17.5% | 1987 | $1,358 | 26.2% | 89.9% | 3.8% |
| McCullom Lake | 2.69 | 37.1 | 10.8% | 15.6% | 5.6% | 1962 | $1,474 | 17.5% | 91.8% | 3.9% |
| Channel Lake | 2.63 | 35.7 | 10.7% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 1977 | $1,756 | 23.0% | 97.2% | 2.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Solon Mills. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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