South Solon vs West Jefferson

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

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

West Jefferson has the higher population (4,250 vs 367 in South Solon). West Jefferson has the higher median household income ($64,321 vs $57,750 in South Solon). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $100,000 in South Solon).

Population, income & housing

	South Solon	West Jefferson
Population	367	4,250
Median age	34.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$64,321
Median home value	$100,000	$180,000
Median gross rent	$738	$964
Housing units	160	1,646
Homeownership rate	65.7%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Solon	West Jefferson
Population	345 → 367 (+6.4%)	4,364 → 4,250 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$36,500 → $57,750 (+58.2%)	$61,489 → $64,321 (+4.6%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $100,000 (+35.9%)	$131,000 → $180,000 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $738 (-12.9%)	$865 → $964 (+11.4%)

South Solon

Population

345367

Median household income

$36,500$57,750

Median home value

$73,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$847$738

West Jefferson

Population

4,3644,250

Median household income

$61,489$64,321

Median home value

$131,000$180,000

Median gross rent

$865$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Solon	West Jefferson
Under 5	5.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	18.3%	19.4%
35 to 44	4.1%	8.3%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	19.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	4.1%	10.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Solon	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Solon	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	14.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	54.4%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Solon	West Jefferson
Drove alone	81.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Solon	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	95.0%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Solon	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	13.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	39	25
Median year structure built	1938	1967