Official Federal Data
Solano County, California
Vallejo, CA · Population 451,918
10 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$100,401 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
5.3% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$37.7B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
28.8% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$100,401 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$45,127 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$126,026 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$92,535 metro RPP 108.5
Poverty Rate
10% up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Solano County$100,401
California$99,122
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA, 108.5 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Solano County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Based on available federal declaration records, this 2020-2024 window includes a federally declared fire in 2020; a few measures here may reflect that and are best read with it in mind.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 21.9%
18-34 · 22.2%
35-54 · 25.7%
55-64 · 12.8%
65+ · 17.4%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
88.6%
High School+
National: 89.6%
down from national 1.0 pts vs national
28.8%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 6.9 pts vs national
9.1%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 5.0 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
451,918
Population
220,729
Labor Force
Employed
206,478
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
5.3% up from 2024 +0.4 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 5 min above national avg
31.0 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
12.2%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Cost of living erodes income: Local prices run 8.5% above the national average, so the nominal median of $100,401 is worth $92,535 at national average prices. BEA publishes price parity at metro level, not county level.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 6.9 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$37.7B up from 2023 +6% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+6% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+6.3% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
108.5
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 29,307 workers (27.6% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $81,963. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 24,100 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $37.7B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Construction averages $105,185 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $30,716, a 3.4x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
12 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Health Care & Social Assistance Cluster at 56.7% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
36,115
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
2.56x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail, Highest 10 By LQ
Waste Management and Remediation Services
2.56x 1,193
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
2.44x 2,606
Social Assistance
2.05x 9,201
Crop Production
2.01x 954
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
2.01x 595
Food Manufacturing
2.00x 3,192
Chemical Manufacturing
1.82x 1,459
Wood Product Manufacturing
1.67x 604
Ambulatory Health Care Services
1.65x 13,382
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.59x 2,929
+ 2 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 3,690 jobs not counted in the total above. See the spider chart for the broader picture.
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.15x
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
135 employed
0.19x
Publishing Industries and Telecommunications
152 employed
0.26x
Electrical Equipment, Appliance Manufacturing
100 employed
0.34x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
806 employed
0.42x
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
4,062 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base; 1 further sub-sector met the LQ test but conflict with a measured local constraint and are not listed.
Industrial electricity in California costs 21.62¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
California has 30 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 38 miles from the county.
Land area 822 sq mi, larger than 68% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Waste Management and Remediation Services concentrates at 2.56x the national norm.
- Cluster depth: 12 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, but 56.7% of the employment across them depends on one source of demand: health care economy. Read the count as depth within that single demand base rather than as spread across separate ones.
- Attraction whitespace: 5 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed and clear the local siting screen on energy cost, freight access and land base, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$617,700 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$2,163 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
63% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.4% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1.6% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
6.2x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
Based on available federal declaration records, this 2020-2024 window includes a federally declared fire in 2020; a few measures here may reflect that and are best read with it in mind.
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,567/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,705/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,178/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,911/mo
4 Bedroom
$3,297/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,754/mo, from a renter median of $70,145) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 57.2% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 29.4% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 6.2x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 2 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $70,145 can pay without cost burden (~$1,754/mo), and 57.2% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
274,350 down from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 5 min above national avg
31.0 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
12.2%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
76.5%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (364,721)
down from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
28.8% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
88.6% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Solano County
6 institutions in Solano County reporting credentials to College Scorecard
Credentials awarded in Solano County
2,659/yr
1,723/yr
470/yr
186/yr
148/yr
108/yr
24/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
21.1%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.8% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
35.5%
Service
19.6%
Sales & Office
20.9%
Construction / Maint.
10.5%
Production / Transport
13.5%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 206,478 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 62% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: 6 institutions in Solano County award 2,659 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Solano County shows emerging potential for waste management and remediation services attraction, with a 2.56x concentration and 1,193 jobs in this sub-sector.
Most of the employment across the concentrated sub-sectors traces back to a single source of demand. Health care economy accounts for 56.7% of it, with ambulatory health care services the largest single sub-sector at 33.6%. Recruitment that widens the demand base changes that exposure; recruitment inside the same base deepens it.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Solano County, California, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Solano County, California?
451,918 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Solano County, California?
$100,401 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA (108.5 against a national average of 100), that is $92,535 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Solano County, California?
5.3% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Solano County, California?
$37.7B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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