Solvay is home to 6,544 people in New York. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $150,000. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 4,050 people per square mile. Households here earn about 29% less than in New York as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,166, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Solvay
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$174,965 → $150,000(−14%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants58.0% → 51.3%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age36.8 → 38.9(+2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.8%(78)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(36)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 302 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
Solvay, decade by decade
Solvay 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
6,717
$61,819
$174,965
11.9%
5.3
2000
6,845
$62,089
$144,093
18.8%
14.0
2010
6,584
$60,455
$131,485
21.6%
25.8
2020
6,645
$60,732
$139,263
25.5%
44.0
2024
6,544
$61,166
$150,000
24.0%
42.4
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.
