Solway vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Solway and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Solway and Wilton are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilton has the higher population (326 vs 116 in Solway). Solway has the higher median household income ($118,750 vs $68,125 in Wilton). Solway has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $152,500 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Solway	Wilton
Population	116	326
Median age	25.8 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$118,750	$68,125
Median home value	$185,800	$152,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,067
Housing units	41	143
Homeownership rate	90.2%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solway	Wilton
Population	83 → 116 (+39.8%)	156 → 326 (+109.0%)
Median household income	$66,667 → $118,750 (+78.1%)	$62,813 → $68,125 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $185,800 (+21.8%)	$130,400 → $152,500 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,018 → $1,067 (+4.8%)

Solway

Population

83116

Median household income

$66,667$118,750

Median home value

$152,500$185,800

Wilton

Population

156326

Median household income

$62,813$68,125

Median home value

$130,400$152,500

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solway	Wilton
Under 5	30.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	3.4%	30.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	37.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	5.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	5.5%
65 to 74	3.4%	11.3%
75 and over	3.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solway	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.5%	8.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	31.9%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solway	Wilton
No high school diploma	1.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	28.2%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solway	Wilton
Drove alone	93.2%	84.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solway	Wilton
1-unit, detached	97.6%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Solway	Wilton
Poverty rate	9.5%	15.5%
Average household size	2.83	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1978	1981