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Population (year 2000): 5,332. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,141 (-3.6% change)
Males: 2,522 (47.3%), Females: 2,810 (52.7%)
Santa Barbara County
Zip codes:
93463.
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $45,799 (year 2000)
Median house value: $372,800 (year 2000)
Races in Solvang:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.7%)
- Hispanic (19.9%)
- Other race (5.5%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.9%), English (13.6%),
Irish (11.9%), Danish (9.7%), Italian (5.9%), Swedish (4.2%).
Elevation: 496 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Solvang
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Solvang city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 11.8%
17.3% Foreign born (10.8% Latin America, 4.2%
Europe, 1.8% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +480 (+9.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Solvang:
- SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL (700 ALAMO
PINTADO RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Solvang:
- LOMPOC HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (about 22 miles; LOMPOC,
CA)
- GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
SANTA BARBARA, CA)
- MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; SANTA MARIA,
CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Solvang:
- SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 25 miles; SANTA BARBARA,
CA; ID: SBA)
- SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (about 30
miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; ID: SMX)
- SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 56 miles; SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CA; ID: SBP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solvang:
- SANTA YNEZ (about 6 miles; SANTA YNEZ, CA; ID: IZA)
- LOMPOC (about 23 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: LPC)
- VANDENBERG AFB (about 31 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: VBG)
Amtrak station:
SOLVANG (1630 MISSION DR.) - Bus Station. Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Solvang:
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 24
miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,420)
- ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SANTA MARIA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,037)
- SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SANTA
BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 8,137)
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO
(about 57 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; FT enrollment:
15,985)
- CUESTA COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA;
FT enrollment: 6,121)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 63 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- VENTURA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT
enrollment: 6,285)
Public primary/middle schools in Solvang:
- SOLVANG ELEMENTARY (Students: 653; Location:
565 ATTERDAG ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- BALLARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 130; Location:
2425 SCHOOL ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
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