Population in July 2009: 574. Population change since 2000: - 0.3%
Males: 274 (47.7%)
Females: 300 (52.3%)
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Wisconsin median age: 36.0 years
Zip codes: 54873.
Estimated median household income in 2009: $33,291 (it was $30,250 in 2000)
Solon Springs: $33,291
Wisconsin: $49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,382
Solon Springs village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $113,113 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Solon Springs: $113,113
Wisconsin: $170,800
Mean prices in 2009:
All housing units: $121,578;
Detached houses: $129,989;
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,036;
Mobile homes: $53,492
Median gross rent in 2009: $600.
Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Solon Springs: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Ancestries:
German (29.0%), Norwegian (14.4%), Irish (12.8%), Swedish (9.0%), English (8.7%), Polish (5.7%).
Incorporated in 1920
Elevation: 1083 feet
Land area: 1.60 square miles. Population density: 359 people per square mile
(very low).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996: 1 building, cost: $5,200
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $42,400
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $96,200
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $45,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $181,800
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2009: 1 building, cost: $250,000
2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $193,700
Nearest cities:
Gordon, WI (2.3 miles ),
Bennett, WI (2.7 miles ),
Wascott, WI (3.3 miles ),
Hawthorne, WI (3.3 miles ),
Highland, WI (3.4 miles ),
Lake Nebagamon, WI (3.5 miles ),
Oakland, WI (3.7 miles ),
Barnes, WI (3.9 miles ).
