COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Solano County

California · 340,421 residents · 822 sq mi

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Solano County is a county of 340,421 people in California. The typical home is worth $147,200. The median household earns $39,113, about 30% above the national median. The poverty rate is 7.5%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $590 a month. The population has fallen 14% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

340,421

−14%vs 2000

vs 394,542 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

822 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(29,652)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(28,870)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(25,578)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(22,833)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(24,675)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(66,208)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(58,296)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(33,801)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(22,629)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(17,834)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(8,008)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(2,037)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,113

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,099 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,833

−32%vs 2000

vs $21,731 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$147,200

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $174,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$590

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $797 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.2%(194,282)

Black14.6%(57,597)

Hispanic / Latino17.6%(69,598)

Asian12.5%(49,399)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.7%(227,212)

Black13.5%(46,063)

Hispanic / Latino12.9%(43,890)

Asian12.8%(43,463)

Other7%(23,683)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(100,502)

Central American3.4%(15,417)

Salvadoran1.8%(8,083)

Guatemalan0.9%(4,131)

Puerto Rican0.8%(3,739)

South American0.8%(3,532)

Spaniard0.7%(3,269)

Nicaraguan0.5%(2,294)

Peruvian0.3%(1,541)

Colombian0.2%(810)

Cuban0.1%(662)

Honduran0.1%(535)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(452)

Chilean0.1%(421)

Panamanian0.1%(326)

Argentine0.1%(303)

Uruguayan0.1%(253)

Ecuadorian0%(91)

Venezuelan0%(43)

Bolivian0%(20)

Costa Rican0%(14)

Paraguayan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino10.8%(49,018)

Chinese1.4%(6,313)

Asian Indian1.1%(4,954)

Vietnamese0.7%(3,384)

Japanese0.5%(2,218)

Korean0.3%(1,507)

Thai0.1%(663)

Laotian0.1%(650)

Kazakh0.1%(396)

Mien0.1%(355)

Hmong0.1%(337)

Pakistani0.1%(290)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0.1%(257)

Cambodian0%(160)

Taiwanese0%(152)

Burmese0%(53)

Indonesian0%(41)

Malaysian0%(18)

Uzbek0%(16)

Okinawan0%(9)

Bangladeshi0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(3,032)

Chamorro0.6%(2,858)

Samoan0.4%(1,763)

Fijian0.2%(814)

Tongan0.1%(522)

Guamanian0%(163)

Marshallese0%(25)

Ancestry

German6.8%(30,574)

Irish6.3%(28,459)

English6.3%(28,368)

Italian3.6%(16,176)

American2.4%(10,800)

Subsaharan African1.6%(7,241)

French1.6%(7,161)

Portuguese1.2%(5,516)

Scottish1.2%(5,464)

Polish0.9%(3,909)

Norwegian0.8%(3,685)

Swedish0.7%(3,376)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,580)

Arab0.4%(1,958)

Dutch0.4%(1,919)

Russian0.4%(1,888)

West Indian0.4%(1,854)

British0.4%(1,853)

Danish0.4%(1,791)

Welsh0.4%(1,671)

Greek0.3%(1,485)

French Canadian0.3%(1,197)

Jamaican0.3%(1,148)

Ukrainian0.2%(799)

Swiss0.2%(798)

Austrian0.2%(785)

Finnish0.2%(717)

Lithuanian0.2%(688)

Croatian0.1%(609)

Czech0.1%(607)

Hungarian0.1%(571)

Nigerian0.1%(530)

Kenyan0.1%(520)

Brazilian0.1%(499)

Iranian0.1%(492)

Canadian0.1%(466)

Lebanese0.1%(355)

Belgian0.1%(345)

Palestinian0.1%(334)

Moroccan0.1%(317)

Armenian0.1%(315)

Ethiopian0.1%(311)

Slovene0.1%(289)

Serbian0.1%(271)

Romanian0.1%(270)

Slovak0%(205)

Egyptian0%(203)

Ghanaian0%(195)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(148)

Israeli0%(119)

Turkish0%(102)

Latvian0%(94)

Bulgarian0%(89)

Syrian0%(88)

Jordanian0%(83)

Haitian0%(61)

Cape Verdean0%(47)

Guyanese0%(38)

Iraqi0%(27)

Australian0%(18)

Barbadian0%(16)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Filipino population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 24.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.4%(70,449)

Married50.6%(92,945)

Widowed2.4%(4,417)

Divorced8.6%(15,808)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(60,099)

Married47.6%(88,845)

Widowed8.5%(15,774)

Divorced11.7%(21,915)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)30.2%(8,575)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(6,957)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(9,431)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(786)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(103)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28,370 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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