FalunKS
Population 125: a town settled in 1870.
Is Falun a good place to live?
74% of residents live below the poverty line in Falun, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Falun. Falun has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
125 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Falun: who provides what
Falun is unincorporated, so Saline County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Falun.
Fewer middle-aged adults than Kansas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 25% of residents (36% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 34% of residents (23% statewide). Falun’s midpoint age stands at 31.5 years. Among adults 25 and older, 26% have a four-year degree or more, against 36% across Kansas.
| Falun | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.5 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 26% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Falun’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Falun | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 32.8% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 33.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and hot summers in Falun
Only 8 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Falun. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 20° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Falun is
Two figures for adults in Falun: 29% feel lonely, 17% smoke cigarettes. Of 32 CDC measures, Falun beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 2. 43% of Falun adults have obesity.
| Falun | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Falun | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 84.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Falun, with inland flooding at the top
For Falun, the risk rating from FEMA is 54 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Falun
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Falun
About 0 of every 100 Falun residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Falun
Unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas
Falun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83. It lies southwest of Salina and northwest of Lindsborg at the intersection of Forsse and Hedberg roads, approximately 7.5 miles west of Interstate 135, or about eight miles west of Assaria. It lies next to an abandoned railroad.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 67442
Questions about Falun
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Falun, KS a good place to live?
Falun has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.