Solon vs University Heights

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

Solon and University Heights 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 1,232 in University Heights). Solon has the higher median household income ($111,597 vs $105,172 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $305,300 in Solon).

Population, income & housing

	Solon	University Heights
Population	3,092	1,232
Median age	39.4 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$111,597	$105,172
Median home value	$305,300	$393,200
Median gross rent	$1,166	$1,417
Housing units	1,102	573
Homeownership rate	80.4%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solon	University Heights
Population	2,615 → 3,092 (+18.2%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$81,691 → $111,597 (+36.6%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $305,300 (+20.3%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $1,166 (+52.4%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

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

University Heights

Population

1,1591,232

Median household income

$68,533$105,172

Median home value

$295,700$393,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solon	University Heights
Under 5	4.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	26.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	21.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	18.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.7%	3.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.1%
75 and over	7.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solon	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solon	University Heights
No high school diploma	4.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.0%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solon	University Heights
Drove alone	77.5%	36.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	2.7%	29.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	10.8%	17.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solon	University Heights
1-unit, detached	64.3%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	21.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Solon	University Heights
Poverty rate	1.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	2001	1965