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Solvay, NY
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Solvay profile


Living in Solvay



Solvay is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,524 people and two associated neighborhoods, Solvay is the 264th largest community in New York.

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.

In terms of college education, Solvay is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.80% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Solvay in 2022 was $33,285, 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 $133,140 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, Polish, German, and Ukrainian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Solvay's cultural character, accounting for 16.26% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Solvay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.