The education level of Solvang citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.90% of adults in Solvang have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Solvang in 2022 was $65,211, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $260,844 for a family of four. However, Solvang contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Solvang is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Solvang home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solvang residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Solvang also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Solvang include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Solvang's cultural character, accounting for 18.43% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Solvang is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
