Iowa City vs Solon

A side-by-side comparison of Iowa City and Solon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iowa City has the higher population (75,264 vs 3,092 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($111,597 vs $57,533 in Iowa City). Solon has the higher median home value ($305,300 vs $273,600 in Iowa City).

Population, income & housing

	Iowa City	Solon
Population	75,264	3,092
Median age	26.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,533	$111,597
Median home value	$273,600	$305,300
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,166
Housing units	33,855	1,102
Homeownership rate	46.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.7%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iowa City	Solon
Population	74,950 → 75,264 (+0.4%)	2,615 → 3,092 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$49,075 → $57,533 (+17.2%)	$81,691 → $111,597 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $273,600 (+27.2%)	$253,800 → $305,300 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,094 (+13.1%)	$765 → $1,166 (+52.4%)

Iowa City

Population

74,95075,264

Median household income

$49,075$57,533

Median home value

$215,100$273,600

Median gross rent

$967$1,094

Solon

Population

2,6153,092

Median household income

$81,691$111,597

Median home value

$253,800$305,300

Median gross rent

$765$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iowa City	Solon
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	9.8%	26.0%
18 to 24	33.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	6.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.3%
75 and over	5.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iowa City	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iowa City	Solon
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.2%
High school graduate	13.7%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.6%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iowa City	Solon
Drove alone	56.0%	77.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.5%
Public transit	6.7%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	3.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	10.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iowa City	Solon
1-unit, detached	40.5%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	21.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	21.9%	11.3%
20 or more units	18.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iowa City	Solon
Poverty rate	26.3%	1.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1984	2001