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Population (year 2000): 1,072. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,056 (-1.5% change)
Males: 538 (50.2%), Females: 534 (49.8%)
Dickinson County
Zip code:
67480
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $40,469 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Solomon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (33.9%), Irish (19.4%),
English (13.9%), United States (7.6%), Swedish (6.0%), Dutch
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1180 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Solomon
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Solomon city
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 12.6%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+18.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Solomon:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ABILENE, KS)
- SALINA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
SALINA, KS)
- SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 19 miles;
SALINA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Solomon:
- SALINA MUNI (about 22 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 51 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 69 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solomon:
- ABILENE MUNI (about 10 miles; ABILENE, KS; ID: K78)
- MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNTY (about 27 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, KS; ID: 45K)
- CLAY CENTER MUNI (about 36 miles; CLAY CENTER, KS;
ID: CYW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Solomon:
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
Public high school in Solomon:
- SOLOMON HIGH (Students: 196; Location: 409
NORTH PINE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Solomon:
- SOLOMON ELEM (Students: 212; Location: 411 N
PINE; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Solomon:
- SOLOMON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$17,195; Location: 108 N WALNUT P.O. BOX 246; 12,871
books; 21 audio materials; 151 video materials; 41
serial subscriptions)
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