Solon vs South Euclid

A side-by-side comparison of Solon and South Euclid: population, income, housing, and more.

Solon and South Euclid 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 21,606 in South Euclid). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $78,782 in South Euclid). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $134,800 in South Euclid).

Population, income & housing

	Solon	South Euclid
Population	23,970	21,606
Median age	44.5 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$135,180	$78,782
Median home value	$375,700	$134,800
Median gross rent	$1,460	$1,298
Housing units	9,082	9,363
Homeownership rate	84.8%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.1%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solon	South Euclid
Population	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)	21,572 → 21,606 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)	$61,078 → $78,782 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)	$100,200 → $134,800 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)	$1,082 → $1,298 (+20.0%)

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

South Euclid

Population

21,57221,606

Median household income

$61,078$78,782

Median home value

$100,200$134,800

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,298

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solon	South Euclid
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.2%
75 and over	7.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solon	South Euclid
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	38.3%
Black or African American	11.7%	53.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	13.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solon	South Euclid
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	13.8%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.7%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solon	South Euclid
Drove alone	75.4%	71.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.3%	2.8%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.4%	16.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solon	South Euclid
1-unit, detached	85.2%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Solon	South Euclid
Poverty rate	4.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1980	1953