| | People QuickFacts | Solano County | California |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 420,757 | 38,041,430 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 413,344 | 37,253,956 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.8% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 413,344 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.0% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.7% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.0% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 60.8% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 15.2% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 1.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 15.2% | 13.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 6.5% | 3.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 24.6% | 38.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 40.6% | 39.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 82.2% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.0% | 27.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 29.4% | 43.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.2% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 24.2% | 30.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 35,653 | 1,997,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 29.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 153,308 | 13,720,462 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 64.9% | 56.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.4% | 30.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $340,100 | $421,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 139,312 | 12,433,172 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.82 | 2.91 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $29,367 | $29,634 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $69,914 | $61,632 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.8% | 14.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Solano County | California |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 6,744 | 849,8751 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 98,014 | 12,536,4021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 3.7 | -2.71 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 20,689 | 2,814,409 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 27,428 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.9% | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 15.5% | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.3% | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.9% | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 8,377,320 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,827,955 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,892 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 573,269 | 80,852,787 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 387 | 45,471 |