North Liberty vs Solon

A side-by-side comparison of North Liberty and Solon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Liberty has the higher population (20,782 vs 3,092 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($111,597 vs $103,933 in North Liberty). Solon has the higher median home value ($305,300 vs $300,000 in North Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	North Liberty	Solon
Population	20,782	3,092
Median age	31.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$103,933	$111,597
Median home value	$300,000	$305,300
Median gross rent	$1,226	$1,166
Housing units	8,450	1,102
Homeownership rate	68.5%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Liberty	Solon
Population	18,829 → 20,782 (+10.4%)	2,615 → 3,092 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$83,949 → $103,933 (+23.8%)	$81,691 → $111,597 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$220,800 → $300,000 (+35.9%)	$253,800 → $305,300 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,110 → $1,226 (+10.5%)	$765 → $1,166 (+52.4%)

North Liberty

Population

18,82920,782

Median household income

$83,949$103,933

Median home value

$220,800$300,000

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,226

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)

	North Liberty	Solon
Under 5	7.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.1%	26.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	19.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	19.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	7.3%
75 and over	3.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Liberty	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	95.0%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Liberty	Solon
No high school diploma	1.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	11.1%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Liberty	Solon
Drove alone	73.2%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	10.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Liberty	Solon
1-unit, detached	49.9%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	22.8%	21.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	11.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Liberty	Solon
Poverty rate	4.4%	1.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	2004	2001