New Cambria vs Smolan

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

New Cambria 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 131 in New Cambria). New Cambria has the higher median household income ($88,601 vs $71,250 in Smolan). Smolan has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $129,200 in New Cambria).

Population, income & housing

	New Cambria	Smolan
Population	131	171
Median age	30.7 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,601	$71,250
Median home value	$129,200	$154,200
Median gross rent	$1,101	$1,016
Housing units	110	84
Homeownership rate	35.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Cambria	Smolan
Population	74 → 131 (+77.0%)	197 → 171 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $88,601 (+70.1%)	$46,250 → $71,250 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $129,200 (+72.3%)	$90,000 → $154,200 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,101 (-0.5%)	$838 → $1,016 (+21.2%)

New Cambria

Population

74131

Median household income

$52,083$88,601

Median home value

$75,000$129,200

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,101

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)

	New Cambria	Smolan
Under 5	5.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	37.4%	20.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	6.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	21.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.9%
75 and over	1.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Cambria	Smolan
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	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	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Cambria	Smolan
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	63.0%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Cambria	Smolan
Drove alone	68.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	16.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	4.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Cambria	Smolan
1-unit, detached	65.5%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	New Cambria	Smolan
Poverty rate	5.3%	12.3%
Average household size	1.70	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	40	22
Median year structure built	1980	1938