Brookville vs Smolan

A side-by-side comparison of Brookville and Smolan: population, income, housing, and more.

Brookville and Smolan are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brookville has the higher population (205 vs 171 in Smolan). Brookville has the higher median household income ($83,333 vs $71,250 in Smolan). Smolan has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $94,200 in Brookville).

Population, income & housing

	Brookville	Smolan
Population	205	171
Median age	51.2 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$71,250
Median home value	$94,200	$154,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,016
Housing units	81	84
Homeownership rate	95.8%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookville	Smolan
Population	191 → 205 (+7.3%)	197 → 171 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $83,333 (+48.1%)	$46,250 → $71,250 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$86,000 → $94,200 (+9.5%)	$90,000 → $154,200 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $545 (+2.6%)	$838 → $1,016 (+21.2%)

Brookville

Population

191205

Median household income

$56,250$83,333

Median home value

$86,000$94,200

Median gross rent

$531$545

Smolan

Population

197171

Median household income

$46,250$71,250

Median home value

$90,000$154,200

Median gross rent

$838$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookville	Smolan
Under 5	4.9%	2.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	20.5%
35 to 44	3.9%	6.4%
45 to 54	24.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	21.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	9.9%
75 and over	6.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookville	Smolan
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookville	Smolan
No high school diploma	10.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.3%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookville	Smolan
Drove alone	71.4%	83.8%
Carpooled	21.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.5%
Other means	3.6%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookville	Smolan
1-unit, detached	92.6%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Brookville	Smolan
Poverty rate	6.4%	12.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1960	1938