Solon vs Swisher

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

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

Solon has the higher population (3,092 vs 1,064 in Swisher). Solon has the higher median household income ($111,597 vs $99,118 in Swisher). Solon has the higher median home value ($305,300 vs $249,800 in Swisher).

Population, income & housing

	Solon	Swisher
Population	3,092	1,064
Median age	39.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$111,597	$99,118
Median home value	$305,300	$249,800
Median gross rent	$1,166	$958
Housing units	1,102	390
Homeownership rate	80.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solon	Swisher
Population	2,615 → 3,092 (+18.2%)	887 → 1,064 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$81,691 → $111,597 (+36.6%)	$84,167 → $99,118 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $305,300 (+20.3%)	$192,700 → $249,800 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $1,166 (+52.4%)	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)

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

Swisher

Population

8871,064

Median household income

$84,167$99,118

Median home value

$192,700$249,800

Median gross rent

$775$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solon	Swisher
Under 5	4.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.0%	26.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	7.2%
75 and over	7.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solon	Swisher
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solon	Swisher
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.2%
High school graduate	20.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solon	Swisher
Drove alone	77.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solon	Swisher
1-unit, detached	64.3%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	21.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Solon	Swisher
Poverty rate	1.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2001	1971