Smolan

Population: 171
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $154,200

Smolan, a community in Saline County, Kansas, has 171 residents. Its median household income of $71,250 runs above the Saline County figure of $63,316.

From 2019 to 2023, Smolan's population declined 13.2% from 197 to 171, while its median home value rose 71.3% from $90,000 to $154,200.

90.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $154,200
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 84
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

197171

Median household income

$46,250$71,250

Median home value

$90,000$154,200

Median gross rent

$838$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	197	$46,250	$90,000	$838
2020	190	$50,000	$95,900	$1,100
2021	154	$53,125	$96,300	$1,025
2022	165	$59,583	$140,600	$1,042
2023	171	$71,250	$154,200	$1,016

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3420.5%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	2.3%
5 to 17	25	14.6%
18 to 24	11	6.4%
25 to 34	35	20.5%
35 to 44	11	6.4%
45 to 54	16	9.4%
55 to 64	37	21.6%
65 to 74	17	9.9%
75 and over	15	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	163	95.3%
Black or African American	2	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	6.1%
High school graduate	29	22.1%
Some college or associate's	50	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	25	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67	83.8%
Carpooled	9	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.5%
Other means	2	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	30.8%
15 to 29 min	31	39.7%
30 to 44 min	19	24.4%
45 to 59 min	2	2.6%
60+ min	2	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 12.3% (21 of 171)

	Count	Share
Family households	57	81.4%
Nonfamily households	13	18.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70	83.3%
Vacant	14	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55	78.6%
Renter-occupied	15	21.4%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2066100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7381, -97.6844