Lawrence vs Solon Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence and Solon Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Lawrence and Solon Mills are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawrence has the higher population (213 vs 140 in Solon Mills). Solon Mills has the higher median home value ($287,200 vs $218,800 in Lawrence). Since 2019, Lawrence's population has grown faster (+42.0% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
Population	213	140
Median age	31.7 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,205	—
Median home value	$218,800	$287,200
Housing units	72	61
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
Population	150 → 213 (+42.0%)	177 → 140 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$98,977 → $94,205 (-4.8%)	$136,071 → $146,122 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $218,800 (+73.7%)	$271,700 → $287,200 (+5.7%)

Lawrence

Population

150213

Median household income

$98,977$94,205

Median home value

$126,000$218,800

Solon Mills

Population

177140

Median household income

$136,071$146,122

Median home value

$271,700$287,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	14.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	25.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	46.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	5.6%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
No high school diploma	8.4%	15.3%
High school graduate	69.9%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	6.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Solon Mills
Poverty rate	12.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.96	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1977	2001