Mentor, KS

Full City Profile · Kansas · Saline County County

3.9 /5.0

B+ Good

85 Population 218/sq mi density

$69,583 Median Income $40,352 per capita

$182,500 Home Value $228,544 Zillow

55°F Avg Temperature 297 sunny days/yr

86 Violent Crime/100K 1,864 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.9 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$69,583 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$182,500 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

86 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

77.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+1.2%

84 → 85

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+0.59%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+15.4%

$60,278 → $69,583

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+7.44%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Mentor across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

+4 from 2023 (85)

Projected Median Income 2030

$114,991

+$45,408 from 2023 ($69,583)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	84	—	$60,278	—
2023	85	+1.2%	$69,583	+15.4%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.