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Population (year 2000): 1,177. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,352 (+14.9% change)
Males: 582 (49.4%), Females: 595 (50.6%)
Johnson County
Zip code:
52333
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $46,953 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,500 (year 2000)
Races in Solon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (34.8%), Czech (15.7%), Irish
(14.7%), Dutch (4.8%), United States (4.8%), Norwegian (4.4%).
Elevation: 790 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Solon
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Solon city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+10.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Solon:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 11
miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Solon:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 69 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 74 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solon:
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 13 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
- MARION (about 15 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID:
8C4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Solon:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 11 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 67
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 73 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
Public high school in Solon:
- SOLON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location:
600 W. 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Solon:
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 462; Location:
111 N CHABAL ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- SOLON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location:
313 SOUTH IOWA STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Solon:
- SOLON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$65,537; Location: 223 SOUTH IOWA STREET BOX 510; 15,487
books; 810 audio materials; 220 video materials; 83
serial subscriptions)
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