Solvay vs Westvale

A side-by-side comparison of Solvay and Westvale: population, income, housing, and more.

Solvay and Westvale are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Solvay has the higher population (6,590 vs 5,293 in Westvale). Westvale has the higher median household income ($101,326 vs $58,944 in Solvay). Westvale has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $140,600 in Solvay).

Population, income & housing

	Solvay	Westvale
Population	6,590	5,293
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,944	$101,326
Median home value	$140,600	$189,100
Median gross rent	$875	$2,125
Housing units	3,316	1,983
Homeownership rate	49.1%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solvay	Westvale
Population	6,323 → 6,590 (+4.2%)	5,000 → 5,293 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$49,926 → $58,944 (+18.1%)	$81,906 → $101,326 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $140,600 (+23.6%)	$151,700 → $189,100 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $875 (+10.5%)	$1,185 → $2,125 (+79.3%)

Solvay

Population

6,3236,590

Median household income

$49,926$58,944

Median home value

$113,800$140,600

Median gross rent

$792$875

Westvale

Population

5,0005,293

Median household income

$81,906$101,326

Median home value

$151,700$189,100

Median gross rent

$1,185$2,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solvay	Westvale
Under 5	8.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	17.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.5%
75 and over	5.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solvay	Westvale
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	91.5%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solvay	Westvale
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.1%
High school graduate	31.2%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	27.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solvay	Westvale
Drove alone	70.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	6.8%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	13.7%
Other means	4.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solvay	Westvale
1-unit, detached	47.2%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Solvay	Westvale
Poverty rate	10.3%	3.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1946	1955