Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Solon, Iowa
Solon is a small Johnson County city, and this page is about Solon, Iowa, not Solon, Ohio. The Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base is 3,028 people and its 2024 estimate is 3,284.
Housing at a glance
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Population, April 2020 estimates base | 3,028 |
| Population, 2024 estimate | 3,284 |
| Housing units (give or take) | 1,197 (give or take 125) |
| Median year built (give or take) | 1998 (give or take 6 years) |
| Built in 1939 or earlier | 10.6% |
| Built in 2000 or later | 47.6% |
| Single-family homes standing alone | 61.0% |
| In buildings of five or more units | 13.0% |
| Mobile homes | 0.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 79.2% |
| Renter-occupied homes | 20.8% |
| Householders who moved in during 2020 or later | 26.6% |
| Median gross rent | $1,127 a month |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes | $309,400 |
| Residents 3 and over enrolled in college or graduate school | 5.4% |
| About these figures | Population is the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base and 2024 estimate; the rest are Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. They are sample-based estimates with margins, and they describe housing and households, not floors |
Homes by year built
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 or later | 65 | 5.4% |
| 2010 to 2019 | 277 | 23.1% |
| 2000 to 2009 | 228 | 19.0% |
| 1990 to 1999 | 148 | 12.4% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 32 | 2.7% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 80 | 6.7% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 61 | 5.1% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 162 | 13.5% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 17 | 1.4% |
| 1939 or earlier | 127 | 10.6% |
The city's own account
The City of Solon says it is in close proximity to three larger communities, Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids, and that its economy is now composed of a few service industries but still functions primarily as a bedroom community for those cities. It gives the 2010 census population of Solon as 2,037, a 73 percent increase since 2000 (City of Solon, About Solon, undated, figures from 2010). The Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base, 3,028, is about 49 percent above the city's 2010 figure.
What stands out
Solon's stock is mostly recent, with about 48 percent of homes from 2000 or later, but it keeps an older core. About 11 percent were built in 1939 or earlier and about 15 percent in the 1940s and 1950s, a bigger share from those two decades than Coralville, Marion or North Liberty show. The median year built, 1998, has a margin of 6 years, a wide one for a place this size. About 79 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.