Salina vs Smolan

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

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

Salina has the higher population (46,432 vs 171 in Smolan). Smolan has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $60,624 in Salina). Salina has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $154,200 in Smolan).

Population, income & housing

	Salina	Smolan
Population	46,432	171
Median age	39.2 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,624	$71,250
Median home value	$164,500	$154,200
Median gross rent	$911	$1,016
Housing units	20,855	84
Homeownership rate	63.5%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salina	Smolan
Population	46,998 → 46,432 (-1.2%)	197 → 171 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$50,490 → $60,624 (+20.1%)	$46,250 → $71,250 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$129,300 → $164,500 (+27.2%)	$90,000 → $154,200 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $911 (+20.2%)	$838 → $1,016 (+21.2%)

Salina

Population

46,99846,432

Median household income

$50,490$60,624

Median home value

$129,300$164,500

Median gross rent

$758$911

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)

	Salina	Smolan
Under 5	5.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	20.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	21.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.9%
75 and over	8.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salina	Smolan
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salina	Smolan
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salina	Smolan
Drove alone	78.8%	83.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salina	Smolan
1-unit, detached	72.3%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Salina	Smolan
Poverty rate	13.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1964	1938