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Solon, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Solon, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,064. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SOLON-ME · Solon, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,064 pop · #13571/25278 · Somerset County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $69,205
  • RANK-MID #13571/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Norridgewock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,064
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $183,600

Nearest income peer: Norridgewock, ME ( $3,274 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Solon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Solon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Solon, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,064
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,205
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,205 and poverty 10.7% concentrate in 04979.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Waldoboro is the closest lower-income city and Casco the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Solon.

Population concentration

Solon reads through its lone ZIP, 04979

1,064 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04979 is not the leading code inside Solon, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Solon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 194 employees , annual payroll $8,973k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04979 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Solon, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Solon. See the Somerset County roll-up →

No other city sharing Somerset County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Solon. Skowhegan, Fairfield and Madison sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bingham marks the far end of that range at $39,860, 42% below Solon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04979 1,064 $69,205 24 9
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Solon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Solon, .