Oliver vs Solon Springs

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

Oliver 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 370 in Oliver). Oliver has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $60,625 in Solon Springs). Oliver has the higher median home value ($189,800 vs $168,200 in Solon Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Oliver	Solon Springs
Population	370	723
Median age	47.8 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$60,625
Median home value	$189,800	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,125	$917
Housing units	182	414
Homeownership rate	83.9%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oliver	Solon Springs
Population	370 → 370 (+0.0%)	667 → 723 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $82,500 (+38.5%)	$42,885 → $60,625 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $189,800 (+22.1%)	$125,000 → $168,200 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,125 (+22.1%)	$640 → $917 (+43.3%)

Oliver

Population

370370

Median household income

$59,583$82,500

Median home value

$155,500$189,800

Median gross rent

$921$1,125

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)

	Oliver	Solon Springs
Under 5	4.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	18.4%	26.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	9.4%
75 and over	4.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oliver	Solon Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oliver	Solon Springs
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	37.2%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oliver	Solon Springs
Drove alone	87.7%	85.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oliver	Solon Springs
1-unit, detached	69.8%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Oliver	Solon Springs
Poverty rate	5.4%	10.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1981	1965