For a small village, Solvay has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Solvay exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The percentage of people in Solvay who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.71% of adults in Solvay have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Solvay in 2022 was $35,860, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,440 for a family of four. However, Solvay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Solvay is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Solvay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solvay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Solvay include Italian, Irish, Ukrainian, German, and Polish.
Solvay also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.89%.
The most common language spoken in Solvay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
