Falun vs Smolan

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

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

Smolan has the higher population (171 vs 151 in Falun). Smolan has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $55,750 in Falun). Since 2019, Falun's population has grown faster (+79.8% vs -13.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Falun	Smolan
Population	151	171
Median age	31.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,750	$71,250
Median home value	—	$154,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,016
Housing units	95	84
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falun	Smolan
Population	84 → 151 (+79.8%)	197 → 171 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $55,750 (+46.2%)	$46,250 → $71,250 (+54.1%)
Median home value	—	$90,000 → $154,200 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,016 (+21.2%)

Falun

Population

84151

Median household income

$38,125$55,750

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)

	Falun	Smolan
Under 5	32.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	29.1%	20.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.4%
45 to 54	21.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	6.6%	21.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.9%
75 and over	6.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falun	Smolan
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falun	Smolan
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falun	Smolan
Drove alone	71.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	14.5%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falun	Smolan
1-unit, detached	76.8%	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	23.2%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Falun	Smolan
Poverty rate	74.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1968	1938