North Olmsted vs Solon

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

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

North Olmsted has the higher population (32,031 vs 23,970 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $85,435 in North Olmsted). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $202,400 in North Olmsted).

Population, income & housing

	North Olmsted	Solon
Population	32,031	23,970
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,435	$135,180
Median home value	$202,400	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,460
Housing units	13,953	9,082
Homeownership rate	77.4%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Olmsted	Solon
Population	31,710 → 32,031 (+1.0%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$64,236 → $85,435 (+33.0%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $202,400 (+29.4%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,092 (+21.1%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

North Olmsted

Population

31,71032,031

Median household income

$64,236$85,435

Median home value

$156,400$202,400

Median gross rent

$902$1,092

Solon

Population

22,94723,970

Median household income

$107,286$135,180

Median home value

$286,200$375,700

Median gross rent

$1,268$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Olmsted	Solon
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	6.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.2%
75 and over	9.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Olmsted	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	65.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Olmsted	Solon
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	28.8%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Olmsted	Solon
Drove alone	77.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.1%	18.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Olmsted	Solon
1-unit, detached	70.8%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	11.4%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Olmsted	Solon
Poverty rate	10.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1965	1980