Solon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Solon is a Census city of 3,152 people across 1.60 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $113,295, 79.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Solon
What Solon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,972
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Solon
How many people live in Solon
- Population3,152
- Median age38.8
- Population under 18946 plus or minus 202
- Share under 1830.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over469 plus or minus 140
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households1,144
- Family households768
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Solon
Income and work in Solon
- Median household income$113,295 plus or minus $25,955
- Per capita income$43,588
- Civilian labor force1,770
- Employed1,754
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over1,989
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Solon
Housing in Solon
- Housing units1,197
- Occupied units1,144
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied906
- Renter occupied238 plus or minus 81
- Ownership rate79.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$309,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,127
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units992
- Share single family82.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more205 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Solon
How Solon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,534
- Commuting under 15 minutes575 plus or minus 151
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more267 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Solon
SBA loans in Solon (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term85 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Solon
SBA loans in Solon (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,464,000
- Average approval$488,000
- Median approval$413,000
- Largest approval$643,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Solon
Flood risk in Solon
- NFIP communityCity of Solon
- NFIP community number190432
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/26/25
The City of Solon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190432 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Johnson County, not Solon
Johnson County context, not Solon figures
- Establishments in Johnson County3,490
- Covered employment, Johnson County83,750
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$64,363
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County714
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Solon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Solon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Solon, Iowa?
3,152, in 1,144 households. Solon city covers 1.60 square miles of land, which is 1,972 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Solon in?
Johnson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Solon?
$113,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $309,400. Median gross rent is $1,127 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Solon businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Solon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Solon. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Solon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Solon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Solon, city of, community 190432, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Solon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Solon.
Is zoning published for Solon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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