Solon vs Westlake

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

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

Westlake has the higher population (34,036 vs 23,970 in Solon). Solon has the higher median household income ($135,180 vs $110,101 in Westlake). Solon has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $336,100 in Westlake).

Population, income & housing

	Solon	Westlake
Population	23,970	34,036
Median age	44.5 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$135,180	$110,101
Median home value	$375,700	$336,100
Median gross rent	$1,460	$1,480
Housing units	9,082	15,781
Homeownership rate	84.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.1%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Solon	Westlake
Population	22,947 → 23,970 (+4.5%)	32,275 → 34,036 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$107,286 → $135,180 (+26.0%)	$86,008 → $110,101 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$286,200 → $375,700 (+31.3%)	$258,600 → $336,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,268 → $1,460 (+15.1%)	$1,174 → $1,480 (+26.1%)

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

Westlake

Population

32,27534,036

Median household income

$86,008$110,101

Median home value

$258,600$336,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Solon	Westlake
Under 5	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	13.1%
75 and over	7.8%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Solon	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	11.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	13.6%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Solon	Westlake
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.5%
High school graduate	13.8%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.7%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Solon	Westlake
Drove alone	75.4%	73.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.4%	19.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Solon	Westlake
1-unit, detached	85.2%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	16.4%
20 or more units	4.9%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Solon	Westlake
Poverty rate	4.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.71	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1980	1983