Solon Mills

Population: 140
Median home value: $287,200

Solon Mills, a community in McHenry County, Illinois, has 140 residents. At $287,200, its median home value sits in line with McHenry County's $286,900.

From 2020 to 2023, Solon Mills's population declined 20.9% from 177 to 140, while its median home value rose 5.7% from $271,700 to $287,200.

35.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 140
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $287,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 61
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

177140

Median household income

$136,071$146,122

Median home value

$271,700$287,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	177	—	$271,700
2021	264	$136,071	$268,300
2022	404	$146,122	$255,400
2023	140	—	$287,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6446.4%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	29	20.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	15	10.7%
45 to 54	14	10.0%
55 to 64	65	46.4%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	17	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	140	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate49.5%

Some college or associate's0.0%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	15.3%
High school graduate	55	49.5%
Some college or associate's	0	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	29	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	9.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	16	35.6%
30 to 44 min	14	31.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	15	33.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 140)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	83.6%
Nonfamily households	10	16.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	61	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	61	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770356
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4421, -88.2764