Solon's Population Grew Over Past Decade: Census

SOLON, OH — Between 2010 and 2020, Solon saw slight growth in its population, new data suggests.

The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest batch of data for the 2020 survey. In the analysis, Solon added nearly 2,000 new residents between 2019 and 2020, and approximately 1,000 residents over the past decade.

In April 2010, Solon had a population of 23,360. By April 2019, that had shrunk to 22,779. However, the city has experienced a growth spurt in the past year and the 2020 population was 24,262, according to the census.

While Solon's population may be growing, Cuyahoga County's overall population is dipping. Over the past 10 years, the county has lost more than 15,000 residents.

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"Many counties within metro areas saw growth, especially those in the south and west. However, as we've been seeing in our annual population estimates, our nation is growing slower than it used to," said Marc Perry, a senior demographer at the Census Bureau. "This decline is evident at the local level where around 52% of the counties in the United States saw their 2020 Census populations decrease from their 2010 Census populations."

The housing growth rate slowed between 2010 and 2020, the result of a hangover from the 2008 housing bust. The total number of housing units in the U.S. grew by 6.7% over the decade — about half the rate of growth during the previous decade.

As Northeast Ohio continues to experience an unusually hot housing market, Census data provides a partial explanation. There are simply fewer housing units available. Between 2010 and 2020, the county lost 5,938 housing units, approximately 1 percent of its total stock. The data suggests 9.7 percent of the county's stock is currently vacant.

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this report.