Solvang is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,986 people and two associated neighborhoods, Solvang is the 491st largest community in California.

Solvang home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Solvang real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

A relatively large number of people in Solvang telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Solvang are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.90% of adults in Solvang have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Solvang in 2018 was $65,211, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $260,844 for a family of four. However, Solvang contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Solvang is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Solvang home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solvang residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Solvang also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Solvang include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

Solvang also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.43%.

The most common language spoken in Solvang is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.