Solon Springs is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 679 people and just one neighborhood, Solon Springs is the 423rd largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Solon Springs was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Solon Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Solon Springs is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Solon Springs who work in office and administrative support (12.38%), healthcare (8.36%), and management occupations (8.36%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Solon Springs has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Also of interest is that Solon Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Solon Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.85% 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 village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Solon Springs has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Solon Springs a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Solon Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.55 minutes every day commuting to work.
Solon Springs is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Solon Springs is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.94% of adults 25 and older in Solon Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Solon Springs in 2022 was $38,013, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,052 for a family of four. However, Solon Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Solon Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solon Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Solon Springs include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Solon Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Native American languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 46.7%, which is higher than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Of particular note, 3.7% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian ancestry and 8.9% have Swedish ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Solon Springs are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 41.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.2%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Solon Springs, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.3%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.7%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (8.9%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (40.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (74.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.