Editing Solvang, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0672576|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033236/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0672576|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Solvang city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Solvang had a population of 5,245. The population density was {{convert|2,161.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Solvang was 4,326 (82.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 38 (0.7%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 59 (1.1%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 72 (1.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 611 (11.6%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 138 (2.6%) from two or more races. There were 1,530 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race (29.2%).

The Census reported that 5,190 people (99.0% of the population) lived in households, 3 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 52 (1.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,173 households, out of which 611 (28.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,081 (49.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 183 (8.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 121 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 120 (5.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 18 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 636 households (29.3%) were made up of individuals, and 303 (13.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 1,385 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (63.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

There were 1,094 residents (20.9%) under the age of 18, 384 (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,142 (21.8%) 25 to 44, 1,530 (29.2%) 45 to 64, and 1,095 residents (20.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

There were 2,485 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,024.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 1,257 (57.8%) were owner-occupied, and 916 (42.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%. 2,872 people (54.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,318 people (44.2%) lived in rental housing units.