Mount Sterling vs South Solon

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

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

Mount Sterling has the higher population (1,740 vs 367 in South Solon). Mount Sterling has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $57,750 in South Solon). Mount Sterling has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $100,000 in South Solon).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
Population	1,740	367
Median age	40.4 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$57,750
Median home value	$159,100	$100,000
Median gross rent	$882	$738
Housing units	824	160
Homeownership rate	65.2%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
Population	2,030 → 1,740 (-14.3%)	345 → 367 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$44,591 → $64,844 (+45.4%)	$36,500 → $57,750 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $159,100 (+36.8%)	$73,600 → $100,000 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $882 (+19.0%)	$847 → $738 (-12.9%)

Mount Sterling

Population

2,0301,740

Median household income

$44,591$64,844

Median home value

$116,300$159,100

Median gross rent

$741$882

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)

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
Under 5	1.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	18.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	4.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	18.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	19.1%
65 to 74	14.5%	4.1%
75 and over	6.1%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	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	5.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
No high school diploma	10.8%	14.4%
High school graduate	47.5%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
Drove alone	84.3%	81.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
1-unit, detached	71.6%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Mount Sterling	South Solon
Poverty rate	13.2%	13.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	39
Median year structure built	1964	1938