Mentor vs Smolan

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

Mentor 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 85 in Mentor). Smolan has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $69,583 in Mentor). Mentor has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $154,200 in Smolan).

Population, income & housing

	Mentor	Smolan
Population	85	171
Median age	67.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$71,250
Median home value	$182,500	$154,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,016
Housing units	53	84
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.6%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mentor	Smolan
Population	74 → 85 (+14.9%)	197 → 171 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$60,278 → $69,583 (+15.4%)	$46,250 → $71,250 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $182,500 (-2.7%)	$90,000 → $154,200 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,016 (+21.2%)

Mentor

Population

7485

Median household income

$60,278$69,583

Median home value

$187,500$182,500

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)

	Mentor	Smolan
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	21.6%
65 to 74	77.6%	9.9%
75 and over	10.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mentor	Smolan
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mentor	Smolan
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	10.6%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	49.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mentor	Smolan
Drove alone	100.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mentor	Smolan
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Mentor	Smolan
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.3%
Average household size	1.60	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1952	1938