Smyrna is a medium-sized town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,277 people and six associated neighborhoods, Smyrna is the seventh largest community in Delaware. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Smyrna, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Smyrna, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Smyrna’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Smyrna does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,260.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Smyrna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smyrna is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smyrna who work in office and administrative support (14.73%), teaching (8.47%), and sales jobs (8.00%). Also of interest is that Smyrna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Smyrna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.64 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Smyrna citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.29% of adults in Smyrna have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Smyrna in 2022 was $31,340, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,360 for a family of four. However, Smyrna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Smyrna is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Smyrna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smyrna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include Irish, German, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
