Moving to Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Population: 807. Estimated population in July 2024: 888 (+10.0% change)
Males: 432 (53.5%), Females: 375 (46.5%)
Douglas County
Zip code: 54873
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $42,300
Median house value: $100,700
Population by Race
Races in Solon Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (14.3%), Norwegian (13.0%), Swedish (11.3%), English (9.9%), French (5.1%).
Elevation: 1083 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Solon Springs
- High school or higher: 86.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Solon Springs town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.2% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+30.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Solon Springs:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 30 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)
- SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 36 miles; SPOONER, WI)
- MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; DULUTH, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Solon Springs:
- DULUTH INTL (about 42 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 100 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 106 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solon Springs:
- SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 4 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; Abbreviation: OLG)
- EAU CLAIRE LAKES (about 24 miles; DRUMMOND, WI; Abbreviation: 5G4)
- SKY HARBOR (about 30 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DYT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Solon Springs:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 30 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 37 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 41 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 103 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 111 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 111 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
Public primary/middle school in Solon Springs:
- SOLON SPRINGS SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 8993 E BALDWIN AVE; Grades: PK – 12)