Solvay, NY Demographic Data
Solvay, NY Summary
Solvay is located in Onondaga County in New York
- Population: 6,570
- Area: 1.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 3,972.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 584.65 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Solvay, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,216
50%
50.8
Male
3,239
50%
49.2
Total Population
6,455
323,128,000
Solvay, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
401
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
274
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
291
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
418
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
425
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,025
15.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
755
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
794
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
556
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
418
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
456
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
376
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
266
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,185
80.3%
77.2
Female
2,614
50.4%
51.3
Male
2,571
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,935
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,335
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,098
17.0%
15.2
Female
688
62.7%
55.8
Male
410
37.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Solvay, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,882
91.1%
96.8
White
5,563
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
124
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
73
1.1%
0.8
Asian
53
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
16
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
27
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
69
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
573
8.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
575
8.9%
17.8
Mexican
102
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
275
4.3%
1.7
Cuban
82
1.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
116
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,880
91.1%
82.2
Solvay, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
77
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
425
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,736
37.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
745
16.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
548
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
724
15.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
391
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
502
10.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,144
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,115
24.0%
31.2
Solvay, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,155
39.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,044
37.2%
47.5
Divorced
673
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
184
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
433
7.9
5.8%
Solvay, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,465
90.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
589
9.7%
21.6%
Spanish
317
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
230
3.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
32
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.2%
1.1%
Solvay, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
221
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
148
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
457
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
421
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
427
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
622
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
348
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
220
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
37
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
52
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
42,901
57,617
Per capita income
25,610
31,128
Solvay, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
244
7.3%
9.8
Construction
189
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
951
28.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
146
4.4%
6.6
Information
80
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
301
9.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
164
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
224
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
93
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
618
18.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
120
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
213
6.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
287
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
954
28.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
401
12.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
881
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
820
24.5%
18.1%
Solvay, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,336
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,812
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
142
4.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
101
3.0%
5.1
Walked
150
4.5%
2.7
Other means
38
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
93
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.1
26.6
Solvay, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
413
14.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,345
45.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
909
30.8%
37.1
3 or more
286
9.7%
21.0
Solvay, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,953
90.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,552
52.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,401
47.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
308
9.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Solvay, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,261
1 room
100
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
62
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
355
10.9%
9.1
4 rooms
376
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
474
14.5%
19.8
6 rooms
729
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
560
17.2%
12.0
8 rooms
360
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
245
7.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Solvay, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,261
1-unit, detached
1,720
52.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
69
2.1%
5.9
2-units
614
18.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
409
12.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
208
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
149
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
79
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Solvay, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,388
42.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
268
8.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
814
25.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
266
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
182
5.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
220
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
86
2.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
37
1.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Solvay, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,674
56.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,246
42.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.6%
1.1
Solvay, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
890
47295100.0
Less than $500
8
0.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
17
1.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
2.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
44
4.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
11.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
331
37.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
363
40.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
417
47.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
176
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
78
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
125
14.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
86
9.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Solvay, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,336
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
92
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
319
23.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
925
69.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
65
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
648
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
214
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
260
19.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
225
16.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
380
28.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
65
0.0%
0.0%
Solvay, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,552
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
62
4.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
574
37.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
591
38.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
189
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
57
3.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
32
2.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
47
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,800
205,000