Lafayette vs South Solon

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

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

South Solon has the higher population (367 vs 124 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $100,000 in South Solon). Since 2019, South Solon's population has grown faster (+6.4% vs -42.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	South Solon
Population	124	367
Median age	51.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,750
Median home value	$178,100	$100,000
Median gross rent	$790	$738
Housing units	95	160
Homeownership rate	41.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	South Solon
Population	215 → 124 (-42.3%)	345 → 367 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$65,526 → $85,000 (+29.7%)	$36,500 → $57,750 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$144,400 → $178,100 (+23.3%)	$73,600 → $100,000 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $790 (-11.1%)	$847 → $738 (-12.9%)

Lafayette

Population

215124

Median household income

$65,526$85,000

Median home value

$144,400$178,100

Median gross rent

$889$790

South Solon

Population

345367

Median household income

$36,500$57,750

Median home value

$73,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$847$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	South Solon
Under 5	3.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	4.0%	20.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	8.1%	18.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	4.1%
45 to 54	35.5%	18.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	19.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	4.1%
75 and over	6.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	South Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	76.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	South Solon
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	68.9%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	South Solon
Drove alone	100.0%	81.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	South Solon
1-unit, detached	63.2%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	South Solon
Poverty rate	25.8%	13.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1938	1938