Demographics of Solvang city, California

Solvang city, California had 5,944 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −166 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Solvang city, in four figures

5,944
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,034 ±29.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −166 people.; 54.2 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,091 ±$17,538
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Solvang city, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Solvang city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Solvang city, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Solvang city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,110	100.0	100.0
2021	6,051	99.0	100.2
2022	6,003	98.2	100.7
2023	5,987	98.0	101.6
2024	5,973	97.8	102.5
2025	5,944	97.3	103.1

Population of Solvang city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,110	—
2021	6,051	−59
2022	6,003	−48
2023	5,987	−16
2024	5,973	−14
2025	5,944	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 54.2 ±3.9: for men 49.5 ±9.1 and for women 56.7 ±4.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Solvang city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	89 to 289	1.5% to 4.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	622 ±198	10.3% ±3.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	508 ±187	8.4% ±3.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,083 ±226	17.9% ±3.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,615 ±240	26.8% ±4.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,017 ±352	33.4% ±5.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,091 ±$17,538, and income per person $71,717 ±$7,823, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Solvang city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	149 to 439	10.8% ±5.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	320 ±135	11.7% ±4.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	280 ±121	10.3% ±4.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	149 to 635	5.6% to 23.2%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	536 ±146	19.7% ±5.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	385 ±124	14.1% ±4.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	519 ±118	19.0% ±3.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Solvang city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	664 ±289	11.3% ±4.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	46 to 208	7.3% to 26.9%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	189 to 591	7.1% to 21.4%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	147 ±72	6.1% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Solvang city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Solvang city	California	United States
Housing units	2,813 ±264	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.9% ±2.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.3% to 5.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.0% ±2.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.0% ±9.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$949,600 ±$93,054	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,666 ±$199	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Solvang city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,532 ±335	25.4% ±5.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,688 ±355	61.1% ±5.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	26 to 296	0.4% to 4.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	74 to 278	1.2% to 4.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 1.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	0% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	180 to 596	3.0% to 9.9%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Solvang city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	2,941 ±291	48.7% ±4.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,650 ±303	27.3% ±5.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	77 to 265	1.3% to 4.4%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,272 ±299	21.1% ±5.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	738 ±283	12.2% ±4.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	534 ±180	8.8% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Solvang city among the places of California

614th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Solvang city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gustine city	6,133 ±34
Hilmar-Irwin CDP	6,132 ±1,114
Fruitridge Pocket CDP	6,095 ±814
Oakhurst CDP	6,091 ±822
Crescent City city	6,046 ±17
Solvang city	6,034 ±29
Salton City CDP	5,988 ±841
Cambria CDP	5,978 ±679
West Modesto CDP	5,978 ±1,027
Lucerne Valley CDP	5,957 ±880
Happy Valley CDP	5,944 ±1,132

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in California by median age
No. 55 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 69 Places in California by per capita income
No. 92 Places by median age
No. 97 Places in California by median home value
No. 111 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026