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Solvay, NY

6,544 Population
1.6 square miles 4,049.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,983 ±$4,759 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: $41,532 ±$518
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,166 ±$6,532 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: $75,492 ±$1,092
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.9% ±2.6% (450  ±173) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 13.9% 86,559 (±0.5% / ±3,034)
  • about half the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.3 minutes ±1.7 (55,490  ±7,925) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 21.4 5,754,535 (±0.3 / ±98,018)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,021 ±163 Number of households
  • the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 271,251 ±1,303
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (6,512  ±23) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 2.3 622,379 (±0 / ±812)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±2.5% (47  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 5% 7,460 (±0.4% / ±540)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,292 ±199 Number of housing units
  • the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 297,576 ±364
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$150,000 ±$13,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: $187,700 ±$2,389
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±5.2% (755  ±337.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 13.2% 85,597 (±0.5% / ±3,370.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.7% ±7.7% (4,060  ±419.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 91.6% 413,645 (±0.9% / ±4,102.2)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24% ±4.7% (1,139  ±229.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 35.1% 158,587 (±0.6% / ±2,646.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.6% ±7.4% (1,345  ±487) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 6.3% 41,245
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±2.3% (302  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Syracuse, NY Metro Area: 6.2% 32,111 (±0.2% / ±1,059)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
302 Total veterans ±115 271 Male ±114 31 Female ±27

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