Gordon vs Solon Springs

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

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

Solon Springs has the higher population (723 vs 114 in Gordon). Solon Springs has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $53,438 in Gordon). Solon Springs has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $100,000 in Gordon).

Population, income & housing

	Gordon	Solon Springs
Population	114	723
Median age	51.5 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,438	$60,625
Median home value	$100,000	$168,200
Median gross rent	$644	$917
Housing units	75	414
Homeownership rate	65.3%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordon	Solon Springs
Population	136 → 114 (-16.2%)	667 → 723 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $53,438 (+41.2%)	$42,885 → $60,625 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)	$125,000 → $168,200 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $644 (-4.6%)	$640 → $917 (+43.3%)

Gordon

Population

136114

Median household income

$37,857$53,438

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$675$644

Solon Springs

Population

667723

Median household income

$42,885$60,625

Median home value

$125,000$168,200

Median gross rent

$640$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordon	Solon Springs
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	25.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	22.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	5.3%	26.6%
65 to 74	23.7%	9.4%
75 and over	14.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordon	Solon Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.4%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordon	Solon Springs
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	46.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordon	Solon Springs
Drove alone	89.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordon	Solon Springs
1-unit, detached	69.3%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	25.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Gordon	Solon Springs
Poverty rate	6.1%	10.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	50	26
Median year structure built	1973	1965