Solon, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Solon: | $175,191 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,053 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 940 (20 farm, 920 nonfarm))
Houses: 581 (398 occupied: 322 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 15 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $198,886.
Median contract rent in 2022: $721 (lower quartile is $609, upper quartile is $930)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $666
Median gross rent in Solon, ME in 2022: $1,015
Housing units in Solon with a mortgage: 89 (2 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 51,513- In family households: 41,984 (10,035 male householders, 4,318 female householders)
10,898 spouses, 12,940 children (11,619 natural, 371 adopted, 950 stepchildren), 839 grandchildren, 260 brothers or sisters, 359 parents, foster children, 322 other relatives, 1,773 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,529 (3,797 male householders (2,796 living alone)), 3,777 female householders (3,092 living alone)), 1,955 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 715 (437 institutionalized population)
8,058 married couples with children.
3,354 single-parent households (1,032 men, 2,322 women).
98.0% of residents of Solon speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 16 (1.5%)
(68.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Solon, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 211 bedroom
- 1272 bedrooms
- 1193 bedrooms
- 404 bedrooms
- 155+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 101 bedroom
- 342 bedrooms
- 263 bedrooms
- 34 bedrooms
- 15+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 21no vehicle
- 891 vehicle
- 1532 vehicles
- 473 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Solon in renter-occupied apartments
- 13no vehicle
- 281 vehicle
- 242 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 64 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Solon, Maine
- 01 room
- 62 rooms
- 143 rooms
- 574 rooms
- 1015 rooms
- 576 rooms
- 397 rooms
- 158 rooms
- 339+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Solon, Maine
- 21 room
- 22 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 304 rooms
- 205 rooms
- 86 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 39+ rooms
Solon, ME household income distribution
- 10,197Less than $10,000
- 18,981$10,000 to $19,999
- 19,662$20,000 to $29,999
- 19,555$30,000 to $39,999
- 19,605$40,000 to $49,999
- 19,622$50,000 to $59,999
- 24,759$60,000 to $74,999
- 37,368$75,000 to $99,999
- 26,994$100,000 to $124,999
- 18,006$125,000 to $149,999
- 19,891$150,000 to $199,999
- 20,566$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.3%
Number of people working at home: 70 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 23
- 5 to 9 minutes: 72
- 10 to 14 minutes: 37
- 15 to 19 minutes: 52
- 20 to 24 minutes: 81
- 25 to 29 minutes: 18
- 30 to 34 minutes: 49
- 35 to 39 minutes: 8
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 27
- 60 to 89 minutes: 20
- 90 or more minutes: 21
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 315 (72.1%)
- Carpooled: 61 (14.0%)
- Walked: 34 (7.8%)
- Other means: 4 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Solon, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 21990 to 1994
- 51985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 21975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 214 (23.6%)
- French: 140 (15.4%)
- Irish: 105 (11.6%)
- Other: 102 (11.2%)
- German: 72 (7.9%)
- United States: 63 (6.9%)
- French Canadian: 56 (6.2%)
- Scottish: 44 (4.9%)
- Italian: 34 (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 18 (2.0%)
- Welsh: 10 (1.1%)
- Dutch: 8 (0.9%)
- Polish: 7 (0.8%)
- Portuguese: 7 (0.8%)
- Russian: 5 (0.6%)
- Swedish: 5 (0.6%)
- Greek: 4 (0.4%)
- Slovak: 4 (0.4%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Solon: | 46.2% (6) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Solon: | 23.1% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.5% (191) |
| Solon: | 23.1% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.4% (151) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 632
- Other state: 295
- Northeast: 236
- Midwest: 20
- South: 31
- West: 8
63% of Solon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 14
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 160
- Less than 1 year of college: 18
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 46
- Associate degree: 19
- Bachelor's degree: 20
- Master's degree: 11
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 2
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 8
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 154
- Less than 1 year of college: 14
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36
- Associate degree: 14
- Bachelor's degree: 39
- Master's degree: 11
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 434
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 1
- Mobile homes: 105
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,716
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
- 65.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 30.4%Wood
- 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Utility gas
- 0.6%Electricity
- 84.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.2%Wood
- 3.9%Electricity
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 15.2% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 35.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
