Santa Maria vs Solis

A side-by-side comparison of Santa Maria and Solis: population, income, housing, and more.

Santa Maria and Solis are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Solis has the higher population (672 vs 600 in Santa Maria). Since 2019, Solis's population has grown faster (+34.1% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Santa Maria	Solis
Population	600	672
Median age	50.2 yrs	17.5 yrs
Median gross rent	—	$1,024
Housing units	197	152
Homeownership rate	100.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	28.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Santa Maria	Solis
Population	628 → 600 (-4.5%)	501 → 672 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$30,694 → $30,156 (-1.8%)	$65,725 → $70,094 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$34,100 → $34,800 (+2.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$583 → $631 (+8.2%)	$910 → $1,024 (+12.5%)

Santa Maria

Population

628600

Median household income

$30,694$30,156

Median home value

$34,100$34,800

Median gross rent

$583$631

Solis

Population

501672

Median household income

$65,725$70,094

Median gross rent

$910$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Santa Maria	Solis
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	53.7%
18 to 24	13.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	6.5%	3.3%
65 to 74	8.7%	2.1%
75 and over	24.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Santa Maria	Solis
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	7.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	92.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Santa Maria	Solis
No high school diploma	56.4%	34.2%
High school graduate	27.2%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	12.8%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Santa Maria	Solis
Drove alone	96.0%	96.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Santa Maria	Solis
1-unit, detached	98.0%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Santa Maria	Solis
Poverty rate	31.2%	27.7%
Average household size	3.45	4.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1986	1986