Solon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 21,802 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Solon is the 77th largest community in Ohio.

Solon is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Solon is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Solon who work in management occupations (15.24%), sales jobs (14.37%), and office and administrative support jobs (14.14%).

Also of interest is that Solon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Solon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Solon is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Solon a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Solon has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Solon's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Solon, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.5% of people in Solon drive alone to work on most days, making Solon a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Solon's landscape.

Solon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Solon Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Solon is a pretty powerful place. 50.44% of the adults in Solon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Solon in 2000 was $35,394, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,576 for a family of four. However, Solon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Solon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Solon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Solon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Solon include Italian, German, Polish, Irish, English, Russian, Hungarian, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Solon is English.