With 6,034 people, Solvang is a city in California. At a median age of 54.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $949,600. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. There are 2,488 people per square mile. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,091, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Solvang
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.6 → 54.2(+13.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$728,661 → $949,600(+30%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants61.0% → 57.0%(−4.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)3.3%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68.8%(253)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 368 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Solvang, decade by decade
Solvang population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,741
$88,421
$728,661
24.4%
37.2
2000
5,332
$83,430
$618,452
29.1%
46.4
2010
5,245
$88,169
$1,041,381
34.8%
58.2
2020
6,126
$100,403
$878,849
39.0%
63.8
2024
6,034
$109,091
$949,600
38.2%
69.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
