Solvay is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,484 people and two associated neighborhoods, Solvay is the 264th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Solvay is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Solvay is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Solvay who work in sales jobs (12.79%), management occupations (11.15%), and office and administrative support (10.93%). For a small village, Solvay has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Solvay exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The overall education level of Solvay is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.71% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Solvay in 2022 was $35,860, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,440 for a family of four. However, Solvay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Solvay is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Solvay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solvay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Solvay include Italian, Irish, Ukrainian, German, and Polish. Solvay also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.89%. The most common language spoken in Solvay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
