Parma Heights vs Solon

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

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

Solon has the higher population (23,970 vs 20,616 in Parma Heights). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $59,218 in Parma Heights). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $165,800 in Parma Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Parma Heights	Solon
Population	20,616	23,970
Median age	40.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,218	$135,180
Median home value	$165,800	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,072	$1,460
Housing units	9,599	9,082
Homeownership rate	58.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parma Heights	Solon
Population	20,045 → 20,616 (+2.8%)	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$52,068 → $59,218 (+13.7%)	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $165,800 (+42.3%)	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,072 (+27.9%)	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)

Parma Heights

Population

20,04520,616

Median household income

$52,068$59,218

Median home value

$116,500$165,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,072

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)

	Parma Heights	Solon
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	6.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	13.2%
75 and over	7.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parma Heights	Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	65.6%
Black or African American	14.0%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parma Heights	Solon
No high school diploma	9.8%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parma Heights	Solon
Drove alone	74.9%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.7%	18.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parma Heights	Solon
1-unit, detached	62.3%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	6.8%
20 or more units	20.3%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Parma Heights	Solon
Poverty rate	16.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1959	1980