Onondaga County > Solvay (village)
Population trend for Solvay
010,0001970: 8,2808,28019701980: 7,1407,14019801990: 6,7176,71719902000: 6,8456,84520002010: 6,5846,58420102020: 6,6456,64520202023: 6,5906,5902023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Solvay is a village in the Central region in the town of Geddes.

Community anchors include Solvay Union Free School District and Solvay Public Library.

2023 Median income for Onondaga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Onondaga County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 625%.

267 152 37 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Solvay
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Solvay
Married-couple families: 1,093 (63.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 179 (10.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 445 (25.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 1,095 (84.4%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 203 (15.6%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Solvay

Pct 5 and under 26% Pct 6 to 17 9% Pct 18 to 64 10% Pct 65 and over 2%

The overall poverty rate in Solvay is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Solvay lived in the prior year

Same house: 5,805 (88.3%) Same county (different house): 612 (9.3%) Different state: 153 (2.3%) 6,571 current residents Same house: 5,805 (88.3%) Same house Same county (different house): 612 (9.3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 153 (2.3%) Different state Different NY county: 1 (%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Solvay residents
42 38.5 36.9 39.4 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau